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今天是年初六，祝各位市民龍馬精神、萬事勝意、恭喜發財！新一份《財政預算案》將在周三發表，我衷心感謝過去一段時間不同界別和背景的市民、企業和機構，給我們提供了寶貴的意見。大家都希望香港有更好發展，並對不同社群有更好的照顧。今屆政府一直努力拼經濟、謀發展、惠民生，和大家的期盼方向高度一致。

As the Chinese New Year draws near, we warmly welcome the Year of the Horse with optimism, warmth and heartfelt blessings. I sincerely wish everyone a year filled with success, energy and prosperity. Today marks the 28^th day of the 12^th lunar month, and the city is alive with festive preparations. Taking the opportunity during the year-end, I extended early New Year greetings to members of the public. Yesterday, together with my colleagues, I visited two families and toured the Lunar New Year Fair at Victoria Park, where we shared our best wishes with the community.

This year marks the beginning of the national 15th Five-Year Plan. As the most significant guiding framework for the nation's socio-economic development over the next five years, the Plan has drawn considerable attention both domestically and internationally, with many seeking to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the country's future development directions and the opportunities it brings. The Plan also charts a clear course for Hong Kong to speed up and scale up its development in the future. Last week, together with Mr Michael Wong, Deputy Financial Secretary, Secretaries from five bureaux, and colleagues from the civil service, I engaged in an interactive exchange session with legislators in the Legislative Council's Ante Chamber on proactively aligning with the Plan. We all agreed that Hong Kong possesses unique strengths in various areas such as finance, trade, innovation and technology (I&T), etc. and that many emerging fields and new dimensions are rich with opportunities.