香港仍有强大的外汇储备。
Hong Kong still had substantial foreign reserves to fall back on.
香港的生活指数自1998年以来下降了15%. The cost of living in Hong Kong had fallen by about 15 per cent since 1998.
香港金融管理局总裁任志刚Hong Kong Monetary Authority chief executive， Joseph Yam Chi-kwong
香港若不能与时并进，就可能失去国际金融中心的地位。
The city risked losing its status as an international financial centre if it failed to change with the times.
香港数家主要企业均在昨天公布上半年业绩，业绩理想，反映香港经济增长未受内地宏观调控及油价上升影响。
Several major Hong Kong companies posted firm results for the first half yesterday， confirming that the recovery in the economy continues largely undeterred by tightening measures on the mainland and surging oil prices.
恒生指数升至二零零一年中以来的高位，楼价亦从去年上半年的谷底反弹百分之二十。
The benchmark Hang Seng Index is at its highest level since mid-2001 while property prices have bounced 20 per cent since hitting bottom in the first half of last year.
倚重半导体工业heavily dependent on the semi-conductor industry
浪费公帑的建设计划construction boondoggles
消费物价指数consumer price index
特许公认会计师公会The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants（ACCA）
航空业和零售业最受影响。
Airlines and the retailing sector would be most affected.
财政司司长唐英年周一表示，最近爆发的禽流感不会严重影响香港经济。
Financial Secretary Henry Tang Ying-yen said on Monday the economy would not be "significantly affected" by the recent outbreak of avian flu.
国民生产总值gross national product （GNP）
国际收支差额balance of payments （n）； Britain's balance of payments is up this month because of increased exports./Balance of payments is the difference between the amount of money coming into a country from the goods and services it exports， and the amount of money going out for the goods and services it imports. Balance of trade is the difference in value between the visible exports （goods and services） and visible imports of a country.
国际信贷评级机构international credit ratings agencies
国际评级机构标准普尔把港元长债评级展望，由负面升为稳定。
International credit rating agency Standard & Poor's upgraded its long-term outlook on the Hong Kong dollar from negative to stable.
国际贸易差额balance of trade （n）/trade gap； Balance of payments is the difference between the amount of money coming into a country from the goods and services it exports， and the amount of money going out for the goods and services it imports. Balance of trade is the difference in value between the visible exports （goods and services） and visible imports of a country. /The country has had a balance of trade deficit since 1982./a growing/large/narrowing/widening trade gap
国际贸易逆差trade deficit
国际贸易顺差trade surplus
坚持审慎理财和小政府的方针adhere steadfastly to the philosophy of small government with prudent fiscal management
基建项目an infrastructure project
张先生讲述广东和香港未来二十年的分工。
Mr Zhang also spelled out the division of labour between Guangdong and Hong Kong in the next two decades.
推动本土经济promote the local community economy
推动香港与珠江三角洲的经济合作promote economic co-operation between Hong Kong and the PRD region
推动这个僵化的国家走上资本主义道路could start the sclerotic state on the capitalist road
推动经济转型promote economic restructuring
第四大贸易国the 4th-largest trading nation
符合邓小平经济改革的一步a move relevant to Deng's economic reforms
这是经济全球化的时代。
This is the age of economic globalization.
这个地区的众多机会将为香港经济提供新动力、扭转经济衰退及创造更多就业机会。
The many opportunities in the region will provide a new impetus for Hong Kong's economy， relieve economic slowdown and create more jobs.
通胀压力the inflationary pressures
最自由经济美誉freest economy crown
创意是服务型经济的命脉。
Creativity is the lifeblood of a service economy.
博奕理论game theory
博鳌亚洲论坛Boao Forum For Asia
就业数据employment data
提供五亿元贷款资助该计划provide a $500 million loan to fund the project
曾荫权最出名的往绩是，他在九八年八月亚洲金融风暴时耗资一千二百亿港元入市干预击退大鳄。
Mr Tsang is perhaps best known for his intervention in the stock market in August 1998 when he spent $120 billion fending off speculators during the Asian financial crisis.
减少对出口的依赖reduce dependence on exports
无形出口/进口invisible exports/imports； Invisible exports are services such as banking， insurance and tourism that are sent from one country to another.
硬着陆hard landing
进一步开放国内市场予外商increases foreign access to the domestic market
开放各行各业liberalise various sectors
开发珠三角西部developing the western part of the PRD
汇丰调低2001年香港经济增长预测，由原来的百分之2.2调低至百分之1.8. HSBC has cut its 2001 growth forecast for Hong Kong to 1.8 per cent from 2.2 per cent.
粤港两地合作Guangdong-Hong Kong co-operation
经济火车头economic engine
经济成长的泉源a wellspring of growth
经济局局长叶树the Secretary for Economic Services， Stephen Ip Shu-kwan
经济改革economic reform
经济命脉the economy's lifeblood
经济奇迹/经济奇迹economic miracle
经济城市an economic city
经济指针economic indicators
经济重建economic reconstruction
经济起飞。
The economy is at a take-off stage.
经济问题economic problems
经济第一或经济挂帅的方法an economy-first or economy-only approach
经济数据economic data
经济环境economic conditions
经济顾问economic adviser
该行同时调高今年度的本地增长预测，由百分之五点五调升至百分之七。
The bank also revised upwards its forecast for gross domestic product growth this year， from 5.5 per cent to 7 per cent.
资源贫乏的国家resource-poor country
过去二十年，香港从内地的经济增长中得到莫大益处。
Hong Kong has benefited tremendously from the Mainland's economic growth over the past two decades.
过去四分一世纪，珠江三角洲迅速发展成为蓬勃的生产基地，其中香港居功至伟。
Over the past quarter-century， Hong Kong played a pivotal role in the rapid development of the Pearl River Delta into a thriving manufacturing base.
预期中国经济本年增长百分之七点四，明年增长百分之七点二。由于经济体系大致封闭，加上国内需求强大，中国经济并未有受全球经济衰退拖累。
China's economy is forecast to grow by 7.4 per cent this year and 7.2 per cent next year. The mainland is largely insulated from the global downturn by its mostly closed economy and strong domestic demand.
预期政府将会下调今年的经济增长预测。
The government is expected to downgrade its forecast for economic growth this year.
对该计划融资bankroll the project
滞胀/停滞性通货膨胀stagflation
尽用CEPA的好处fully exploit the advantages brought by the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement
维护自由经济体制upholding our system of free enterprise
欧元区eurozone
调低中国经济增长预测downgrading China's growth outlook
整体经济增长overall economic growth
随着中国加入世贸，粤港两地合作的机会更多。
Following China's accession to the World Trade Organisation， co-operation between Hong Kong and Guangdong will rise to new heights.
扩大合作范围expand the scope of co-operation
简化内地企业来港经营的程序streamlining the procedures for Mainland enterprises to set up business in Hong Kong
旧有的经济模式the old economic model
转亏为盈restore fiscal balance/has returned to the black
离岸贸易offshore trade
竞逐成为该区的国际金融中心vie for the position of the region's international financial centre
鉴于有良好的内外情况，财政司司长较早前已把二零零零年全年本港经济实质增长预测调高至百分之八点五。
In the light of the favourable internal and external conditions， the Financial Secretary has earlier revised upward his forecast of Hong Kong's economic growth in real terms for the year 2000 to 8.5%.
一次过退回差饷a one-off rate rebate for property owners
入息税income tax
不加税no tax hikes
手头紧is strapped for cash
以营运基金运作operating as a trading fund
他没有采取更彻底的方法，去解决香港税制的结构性问题。
He has shied away from introducing more radical changes to address the structural problems that afflict Hong Kong's tax system
加税和开征新税来增加收入raised taxes and introduced new ones to boost revenue
可享有税务优惠could enjoy tax concessions
用者自付原则the user-pays principle
由于政府官员原本预期有关收费会加价百分之三，是次冻结收费将减少库房收入四亿元。
The moves will cost the Government $400 million in revenue， based on a three per cent rise officials had suggested might be sought.
申请暂缓缴税asked for their salary tax bills to be deferred
印花税stamp duty
各大政党昨日强烈反对政府在下个财政年度开征销售税，认为会削弱本港正在复苏的经济。
Leading political parties expressed strong opposition yesterday to the introduction of a sales tax in the next financial year， claiming it would hurt the recovering economy.
在香港，博彩税为库房带来大量收益。
A gambling tax in Hong Kong contributes significantly to government coffers.
自由港/免税港a free port
低税环境the low-tax environment
免关税tariff-free
利得税profits tax
李嘉诚支持征收销售税，扩阔税基。
Mr Li supported the implementation of a sales tax to help widen the tax base.
车辆首次登记税motor vehicle first registration tax
两地间某些制品的关税将撤销。
Tariffs will be eliminated on certain manufactured goods traded between the two places.
取消遗产税后，最大的得益者是中产。
It is the middle class that will benefit most if we abolish estate duty.
股票交易印花税stamp duty on stock transactions
促请政府减税，减轻纳税人负担pressed the government to reduce taxes and ease taxpayers' financial burdens
宣布增加汽车首次登记税announced tax increases for vehicle registration
政府昨日宣布，护盾行动的捐款可作扣税用。
Donations to Project Shield were declared tax-deductible yesterday.
政府为免继续入不敷支，考虑开征销售税，不过尚未落实。
Officials have left open the possibility of introducing a sales tax amid fears the Government might continue to spend more than it raises in tax.
政府消息来源指出，由于地铁私有化收益少于预期，本年度的财政赤字可能由六亿元增加到十一亿元。
A government source said the estimated $6 billion deficit for the financial year might rise to $11 billion because of the lower-than-expected revenue from privatisation of the Mass Transit Railway Corporation.
美国资产泡沫爆破a bursting of the asset bubble in the United States
飞机乘客离境税air passenger departure tax
香港税务学会副会长赵善改Hong Kong Taxation Institute vice-president Chiu Sin-koi
香港税务学会会长王锐强Taxation Institute of Hong Kong president Marcellus Wong Yui-keung
个人入息货税及物业税personal assessment and property tax
修改预算juggle its budget
库房Treasury
库务局局长俞宗怡Secretary for the Treasury Denise Yue Chung-yee
库务局副局长林郑月娥Deputy Secretary for the Treasury Carrie Lam Cheung Yuet-ngor
海底隧道使用税cross-harbour tunnel passage tax
纳税人taxpayer
纳税人金钱taxpayers' money
退税rebate （n）
退还薪俸税令库房损失二十三亿。
The salaries tax rebate will cost $2.3 billion.
逃避利得税二十一万元evade $210，000 in profits tax
马会是香港的最大单一纳税者，所纳税项占去年总税收的11.5%. The HKJC is the city's largest single taxpayer， accounting for 11.5% of total tax revenue last year.
伪造税务凭据falsifying tax receipts
商品及服务税goods and services tax
推翻不加税承诺ditching his no-new-taxes pledge
透过开源节流，在二零零六年前达致收支平衡balance the books by 2006 through cost-cutting and revenue generation
陆路离境税land border departure tax/land departure fee
博彩税betting duty
寻找新的收入来源looking for new sources of revenue
税制改革reform of the tax system
税务局昨日宣布所有捐款可在香港作扣税用。
The Inland Revenue Department yesterday declared that all contributors to the appeal will be exempt from paying tax in Hong Kong on their donations.
税基tax base
给纳税人一个合理解释give taxpayers a reasonable explanation
跌出税网falling outside the tax net
进口税import duty
开征新税raises new taxes
温家宝承诺下年取消农业税，比原定计划提早两年。
Mr Wen pledged to abolish agricultural taxes next year， two years ahead of schedule.
烟草为库房带来一百二十七亿美元税收，约占总税收的百分之十。
Cigarette sales contribute US$12.7 billion to tax revenues， about 10 per cent of the total.
资产收益税capital gains tax
增值税value added tax
宽减税项concession tax
征收、征税levy （n）/（vt）； to put / impose a levy on oil imports
暂缴税provisional tax
销售税sales tax
遗产税estate duty
搁置边境税shelved the controversial border tax proposal
薪俸税salaries tax
还富于民returning wealth to the people
扩阔税基widen the revenue base/widen the tax base
简单的税制simple tax structure
简单税制a simple tax regime
藉削减公务员数目来减少开支cutting spending by trimming the size of the civil service
丰厚的外汇储备vast foreign-exchange reserves
边境建设税Boundary Facilities Improvement Tax
关税customs duty
（经济）复苏pick up/turn up/recover/strengthen
（经济）增长放缓slow down/turn down/weaken （v）
九八年十一月开始面临通缩began to experience deflation in November 1998
下星期公布的每月数据将显示香港连续四年通缩。
The release of monthly figures next week will mark the fourth anniversary of prices having fallen into a downward slide.
上半年财赤达七百零八亿元，乃有史以来最多。
The budget deficit for the first half of the fiscal year swelled to a record $70.8 billion
五年内达致收支平衡restore a fiscal balance within 5 years
今年经济收缩达百分之五。
The economy shrank by five per cent this year.
公布一连串加价和加税措施，并要求社会作更多捐助及减少福利unveiled a slew of increased fees and levies， higher social contributions and reduced benefits
日本经济很快会被外来事件击沉。
The Japanese economy could soon be torpedoed by external events.
日本经济持续不振Japan's lingering economic malaise
他知道选民要求政府采取大刀阔斧的行动挽救经济。
He knows voters are clamoring for decisive action to stop the country's slide into economic malaise.
可以到中国发行债券could issue bonds which would be snapped up by mainlanders
外围经济external economy
市民不愿消费shoppers have tightened their purse strings
正尝试振兴/挽救疲弱的经济were repairing the ailing economy
全球经济问题global financial questions
在第二任任期期间解决财赤问题resolve the budget deficit within his second term
在零六至零七年财政年度达致收支平衡achieve a balanced budget by 2006-07/achieve a fiscal balance by 2006-07
有助于二零零六至零七年度达至收支平衡help balance the books by 2006-07
低迷的经济a floundering economy
把消灭财赤的目标押后两年puts back deficit target by 2 years
每日造成美国经济损失达两百万美元cost the American economy up to $2 million per day
防止赤字再增长rein in Hong Kong's growing budget deficit