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I.	Foreword - The Themes	1-2
II.	Reforms and Initiatives
A.	New Public Awareness	3
	Gearing up for the Knowledge Economy	4-6
	Improving the Environment	7-15
B.	Reforms to Continue, Priorities Set	16-18
	Financial Reform - Meeting Competition	19
	Housing Policy Reform - In the Right Direction	20
	Welfare for the Elderly - More and Faster	21
	Municipal Services - Reorganised for Efficiency	22
	Civil Service Reform - Cautiously On Course	23-25
	Next - Health Care Reform	26-27
	Listening to the People, Learning from Experience	28-31
III.	Opportunities Abound
A.	Robust Growth Continues	32-35
B.	Our China Advantage
	WTO - The World Goes to China	36-39
	Developing the Pearl River Delta Region	40-41
	China's West	42
	Linking China and the Rest of the World	43
C.	Support for Small and Medium Enterprises	44-45
	Summing Up	46
IV.	The People - Our Most Precious Asset
A.	Our Social Policy - A Statement	47-50
B.	Holistic Education for the New Century
	Education Reform - Vision and Commitment	51-56
	Early Childhood Education - Quality First	57-59
	School Education - All Round Development	60-65
	Tertiary Education - Diversity and Flexibility	66-68
	Continuing Education - A Must	69
	Building a Professional Teaching Force	70
	A Shared Responsibility	71-72
	Young People - Our Future Leaders	73-77
	Culture and Sports	78-80
	Summing Up	81
C.	Helping the Poor and the Needy	82-86
	New Skills	87-88
	More Job Opportunities	89-92
	Measures to Address Specific Problems	93-96
	Summing Up	97
D.	A Vibrant Third Sector	98
V.	Governance	99
A.	Our Governing Philosophy	100-104
B.	Political Structure	105
	Constitutional Development	106
	The Chief Executive and the Executive Council	107-108
	Executive Accountability	109-113
	The Legislature and the Executive	114-116
	The Judiciary	117-118
	District Organisations	119
C.	Encouraging Broader Participation	120-122
	Summing Up	123
VI.	Moving Forward	124-128