Carrie Lam

“A well-educated, hard-working, flexible, and enterprising workforce has always been one of Hong Kong's greatest strengths.”

“I grew up here with all other Hongkongers. My love for this place has prompted me to make many personal sacrifices.”

“Our mission and task has always been to find a pragmatic balance among competing interests that will serve the greatest common good.”

“I am confident the SCMP and Hong Kong will continue to grow and prosper, hand in hand, in this 21st century of opportunity.”

“There is no question of the government or myself attaching less importance to the use of English.”

“Good policies need to come with good visions.”

“I believe the absolute majority of Hongkongers have never felt that Hong Kong independence is a viable option.”

“I have talked to my husband and asked him to come back and be with me more. He likes to stay in Britain and do what he likes to do.”

“Hong Kong is a wonderful city.”

“When Hong Kong was under British administration, governors were dispatched from London to govern this city. We had no say in the matter.”

“There is no point helping some people when, the next day or when the next family comes into your office, you are not able to help them.”

“Most elderly are retirees with relatively low incomes. But some may possess assets, and they will be classified as poor. As such, the elderly poverty rate could be overstated.”

“The important thing for the government to do is to help people who cannot help themselves by providing a range of support.”

“I do believe Hong Kong's 5 million eligible voters want the chance to elect their chief executive.”

“I think it's not just a matter of building more houses, more flats. We need to have the right policies. I want people to be able to own their flats.”

“Facebook is actually very easy to use. It's not a difficult thing to me. I just write down a bit of my daily feelings.”

“I have been a civil servant and a politician for over 30 years.”

“Although universal suffrage may not be a panacea for all social problems, it does have a profound bearing on the democratic development and governance of a place.”

“I am very careful about my health... For example, I have body check-ups regularly and take some medicines to control my blood pressure, because I have a little bit high blood pressure.”

“It's clear that means testing can direct limited resources to the elderly in need and achieve better results in poverty alleviation.”