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过去半个世纪以来，除了金融危机和新冠肺炎期间，美国联邦政府的开支和收入占GDP的比例都相对稳定，平均分别为20.8% 和17.3%。这两者的差距即为财政赤字，由政府发债填补。

“If several million people go out and travel this year, that may still amount to tens of billions of dollars of downward pressure on the foreign exchange reserves that China has,” said Chen Zhiwu, chair professor of finance at Hong Kong University.

香港特区实施长达3年的严控新冠疫情措施后，随着2022年过去而成为历史。鉴于去年本地经济表现逊于预期，加上环球局势不明朗等因素，特区政府将全年实质本地生产总值（GDP）下调至负3.2%。

“Once the economic conditions stabilize, I would expect a return to whatever was happening prior to November 2022,” says Chen Zhiwu, a professor of finance at the University of Hong Kong.

从5角到1元，虽然价格翻倍，但有市民认为加幅不痛不痒，对制止滥用塑胶购物袋难以奏效。早前也有议员在立法会会议上提出加价至2元，但其决议案被否决。到底应该如何对塑胶购物袋收费，才能达到保护环境的目标呢？

Chen Zhiwu, one of several leading economists who expect Beijing to push through a series of pro-growth policies, said he expects 2023’s target will be “6 per cent or higher” — much higher than the IMF’s projection of 4.4 per cent. “Given that they may aim for an average growth rate of 5 per cent and 2022 is likely to deliver about 3 per cent, they need to have something like 7 per cent for 2023,” says Chen, a professor of finance at Hong Kong University. Several other economists have predicted 2023 GDP growth at above 5 per cent.

国际知名权威学术期刊《科学》最近发布一篇由港大经管学院王砚波博士及上海交通大学史冬波博士合着的研究文章，题为「中国『青年千人计划』是否成功招募及培养顶尖科学家」。文章研究中国「千人计划」中的「青年千人计划」，在招募和培养顶尖科学家方面的成效。

“Given the geopolitical environment, the impact of Covid zero and the domestic political changes in China, Citic Securities probably has no other choice but to make CLSA more domestic-Chinese client focused,” said Chen Zhiwu, chair professor of finance at Hong Kong University.

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