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Introduction 1 - 8
Economic Situation in 2023 9 - 16
Economic Outlook for 2024 and the Medium Term 17 - 27
Bolstering Confidence 28 - 30
Attracting Enterprises, Capital and Talent on All Fronts 31 - 36
Opening Up New Capital Sources 37
Pooling Talent 38 - 41
Creating Favourable Conditions for Recovery 42 - 48
Assisting Small and Medium Enterprises 49 - 54
Building the Hong Kong Brand on All Fronts 55 - 71
Supporting People and Enterprises 72
Accelerating the Promotion of High-quality Development 73 - 74
Moving towards a Green Future 75 - 88
Digital Economy 89 - 104
International Innovation and Technology Centre 105 - 128
International Financial Centre 129 - 147
International Trade Centre 148 - 158
Regional Intellectual Property Trading Centre 159 - 161
International Maritime Centre 162 - 165
International Aviation Hub 166 - 169
Centre for International Legal and Dispute Resolution Services in the Asia-Pacific Region 170 - 172
East-meets-West Centre for International Cultural Exchange 173 - 176
Nurturing Local Talent 177
I&T Talent 178
Healthcare Professionals 179
Maritime and Aviation Talent 180
Patent Talent 181
International Legal Talent 182
Land and Housing Supply  
Land Supply 183 - 184
Housing Supply 185 - 186
Transport Infrastructure 187 - 189
Healthcare 190 - 191
Development of Chinese Medicine 192
Tobacco Control Policies 193
A Caring and Inclusive Community  
Youth Development 194 - 196
Caring for the Elderly 197
Support to Persons with Disabilities 198
Women's Development 199
Assist Working Families in Childbearing 200
Revised Estimates for 2023-24 201 - 205
Estimates for 2024-25 206 - 212
Medium Range Forecast 213 - 219
Public Finance 220 - 222
Fiscal Consolidation Programme 223 - 238
Investment Return of the Future Fund 239
Bond Issuance 240 - 242
Concluding Remarks 243 - 249
Supplement
Appendices
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