Friday, November 28, 2008

我反對消費券

有關香港花七十億元每人派一千元消費券的建議,筆者近日思前想後,決定維持原判,反對。

商界議員尤其自由黨大力推動消費券,《信報》主筆練乙錚稱之為「商粹主 義」。商粹一出,民粹豈能坐視?工聯會今天更進一步建議政府成立二千億元的「香港振興基金」,包括每人派消費券二千元。

消費券對刺激消費作用肯定短暫而且有限,公平性(哪些商戶可收消費券?)亦有問題,運作成本不低。對當政者而言,連政治利益都很有限,對民望短期增長作用也不大。諸君還記得不久前政府代我們交電費嗎?

七十億元的派糖,不是小數目,比由1999年起玩了差不多十年仲未洗完的五十億創新及科技基金更要多。這筆錢不能讓政客亂花!近日政府也開始懂說,創造就業是政策首要,那麼要有勇氣向商粹和民粹說不,集中直接把錢花於就業吧。

6 Comments:

At 12:51 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

提起創新科技基金,最近我見到他們批了6百萬給應科院做一個叫做「人際互聯網隨身機」的項貝……這個其實是MID + Social Networking的應用程式吧!

6百萬做這個……

http://www.itf.gov.hk/tc/Search/proj_summary.asp?prj_code=2504&pno=ART/048CP

 
At 12:30 PM, Blogger Henry Chan said...

Hi, Charles,

I agree with your viewpoint. I would suggest the money to use to help the SMEs and/or Schools to recruit IT support staffs so as to increase the competitive power in the worldwide. If the Government wants to do more, then it is good to help the students from primary school up to university students to buy notebook computers and/or computer accessories. It may stimulate the lifetime learning to embrace new technology by using computer.

 
At 9:31 AM, Blogger Henry Chan said...

Hi, all,

I am so lucky because I just note that the NSW government in Australia will allow the students to keep the laptops when they finished high school from today Australian newspaper about "NSW students will get netbooks in 2009". (http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24732259-15306,00.html) Hope that HK Government will have similar plans in the near future.

 
At 12:50 PM, Blogger Charles Mok said...

Thanks so much for sharing. Giving a PC to each student (esp those in needs) is as always one of the best ways to invest in our future.

 
At 7:13 AM, Blogger Henry Chan said...

Hi, Charles,

You are welcome. Netbook is only the hardware side. The software sides should include wireless internet connection and IT support staff inside schools so as to use education/game software packages to enhance the creative mind of the students. God bless the future of HK.

 
At 9:43 AM, Blogger Henry Chan said...

Hi, all,

From today Australian newspaper mentions that the NSW state government is now issuing the expression of interest to the public about the netbooks for the high schools.(http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24744847-15306,00.html) They do the job very fast and very efficient. The NSW government also requests the consortium approach for the tender.

 

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