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西區海底隧道（西隧）專營權明年8月屆滿，政府計劃繼接收西隧後，在三條過海隧道實施「擠塞徵費」。這個方案向立法會提出後，社會上出現一些反對意見。其實，按照擠塞程度分段收費，是各種方案中比較科學可行的一種，也是世界各大城市公共交通政策的共同趨勢。

香港經濟前景暗淡，政府又面臨巨額財赤。那麼多壞消息交織下，有沒有方法解困呢？施政報告又有甚麼值得期待？

特首李家超即將發表首份施政報告，房屋政策將是重點之一。香港大學經管學院學者倡議改革公屋編配制度，將高生產力公屋戶集中於市區，預期最終可為高生產力公屋戶，每年可減省19億元交通費和1.1億個交通時數

ZHIWU CHEN, PROFESSOR OF FINANCE, UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG - "One significant change is to de-emphasise economic development and economic reform. From the 14th to the 19th Party Congress, economic development was, each time, explicitly stated as the central mission for the Party, whereas this time there is no such mention; instead, the emphasis is on 'complete' and 'all-rounded' development. That is, it is not just economic development but also political, social, environmental, and cultural development that the Party will devote efforts to."

Professor Heiwai Tang, of the University of Hong Kong, urged authorities to take a cautious stance toward offering tax incentives to non-locals, as it could exacerbate inequalities in the city.

人類社會正處於十九世紀以來的第三次能源轉型。第一次能源轉型，是指植物能轉爲燃煤發電；第二次是指以化石燃料取代煤炭；至於目前的第三次轉型，是指以可再生的潔淨能源，來取代污染性較高的化石能源，使其成爲人類社會的主要能源。

Hong Kong needs an official agency to identify talent to woo with lucrative packages, analysts have said, after the city was overtaken by Singapore in a recent global competitiveness ranking.

財政司司長陳茂波預計，香港經濟今年會衰退。同時，樂施會指出，疫情下貧者愈貧，面對暗淡前景同貧富不均，政府應該要做些甚麼呢？

美元相對於其他貨幣迅速升值是當前全球經濟的焦點。上星期英國的「迷你財政預算」（mini budget）導致英鎊大幅貶值和波動，更增加了市場對主要貨幣滙率的關注。隨着聯儲局在3月開始加息周期及美元走強，早已有論者提及「反向貨幣戰爭」（reverse currency war）的來臨。