D. Staying Close to the Community and Improving Governance

57. Madam President, I am fully aware of the keen public expectation for us to improve our governance. Over the past few months, my colleagues and I have been paying particular attention to this area. We know that there are inadequacies, which will require a redoubling of our efforts to improve. We are determined to put the interests of people at the forefront of our administration. We will be modest, candid, pragmatic and open with the public in strengthening our leadership role, while working according to established systems, procedures and the law. We will respect the mainstream values of society and put more emphasis on political networking, with a view to expanding the forces that integrate the community. We will fairly and justly manage the community's different interests and points of views, thereby enhancing our policy making capabilities. We will involve a broad spectrum of society in the formulation of policies. These measures are designed to benefit our political stability and orderly development, our economic revival and social peace and the preservation of harmonious relations with the Mainland under the 'One Country, Two Systems' framework. We firmly believe that the public will see further improvement in our governance in the days to come.