莫乃光的話 Message from Charles

 

今年，推廣ICT業界發展的工作往前踏出重要的一步。從上任開始我一直和業界朋友並肩，向政府爭取重設科技局。

由鼓勵業界聯署發聲到撰寫建議書，我呼籲社會各界支持成立專責科技的政策局，支持香港創新科技。終於政府承諾成立創新及科技局，可惜有關的撥款建議並未通過，但我們必定努力繼續爭取。

 

接下來，我會繼續提出我們的新構思，推動政府訂出前瞻性的政策，在香港孕育適合科技和創業家落地生根的土壤。

今年，我們看見香港的核心價值面對前所未有的嚴峻考驗。在捍衛新聞及網路自由方面，我緊守立法會監察政府的崗位，絕不退讓。

 

政改目前處於關鍵時刻，面對這些風風雨雨，我時刻以馬丁路德金的名言自我提醒：『最終衡量一個人的標準不在於他在安逸中的作為，而在於他在挑戰與爭議之中如何自處。』

 

爭取民主、堅守自由、捍衛公義、法治和廉潔是我們對下一代的責任，我會堅持下去，共勉之。

 

This year we witnessed an important step towards promoting the ICT sector. Together with friends in the industry, we have been lobbying for the reestablishment of an IT Bureau since the start of my office.

 

From signature campaign to proposals, I have called for support towards a bureau dedicated to development of innovation and technology, to support our home grown technology sector. Unfortunately the funding proposal was not yet approved, but we will keep up the effort.

 

I will continue to bring our new ideas and forward-looking policy recommendations to build an environment favourable to technology industry and startups.

 

This year our core values have faced unprecedented challenges. I have held my grounds in monitoring the government, and upholding freedom of speech and internet. I will not yield.

 

Amidst these difficult times with the constitutional reform, I remind myself with a quote of Martin Luther King, Jr.: “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

 

To fight for democracy, uphold our freedom, justice, rule of law and integrity is our responsibility to our next generation. The fight must continue and I will stand firm with the people of Hong Kong.