香港特首曾蔭權智經研究中心領袖論壇致辭

Anthony, distinguished guests and speakers, ladies and gentlemen,
胡定旭主席、各位嘉賓：

Thank you very much for this opportunity to join you today, and to share with you some of my thoughts on leadership.
很高興今日有機會和大家分享我對領袖之道的看法。

Leadership is but a single word, and yet it encompasses so much.
領袖這個詞語只有兩個字，但包含的意義非常豐富。

Anyone who is married — in particular those who have shared a long and happy marriage — will know that even in the home environment leadership is required on a daily, sometimes even hourly, basis. Now, many of us men like to think that we are the head of the household and the family leader. And that’s certainly true… but only for as long as our wives let us think we are!
在座的已婚人士，特別是婚姻長久而幸福的朋友，一定明白家中時刻都需要領袖主持大局。現今的男士一般都認爲自己是一家之主。這當然是千真萬確的…要是我們的太太同意的話。

And anyone who has had the good fortune to enjoy a happy married life and a loving family environment will also know that it involves a lot of love, a lot of trust, a lot of patience, a lot of communication, a lot of perseverance — basically a lot of hard work. But the results far outweigh the effort. And I think it is true that many of the lessons — sometimes hard lessons — we learn at home can be applied in any discussion on leadership. Confucius once said: “The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.”
要維繫愉快婚姻和美滿家庭，大家要付出大量的愛和信任，努力溝通和忍耐。簡而言之,就是要不懈努力。幸好，收穫往往會比付出多。我相信，我們在家裏學到的，亦可應用於領袖的討論。孔子說：“欲治其國者先齊其家”，就是這個道理。

I mention this because, in discussing leadership, we need to frame the context of what we are talking about. History is full of great military and political leaders — but the leadership required during war is different to that required during peace time. Captains of industry and enterprise are often held up as leadership role models — but the leadership required of a multi-national chairman of the board may not be the same as that needed by an eager entrepreneur hoping to start a cha chaan teng franchise. What lessons can we learn from the leaders of great sporting teams? What are the secrets of leadership in the cultural sphere? What makes a good headmaster at a local school?
我之所以這樣說，因爲我們需要爲討論領袖這題目定下一個框架。歷史上有不少偉大的軍事和政治領袖。但是在戰亂中當首領，與在和平日子當領 袖，要求截然不同。工商業界的主管往往被奉爲領袖的模範，但在跨國企業當主席所需的素質，與正在開展連鎖茶餐廳業務的企業家所需的素質不一定相同。我們可 從成功的運動隊伍領隊身上學到什麼？在文化界當領袖又有什麼祕訣？在學校又如何做一個稱職的校長？

As we see also from the excellent range of speakers you have today, leadership is required in every sphere of our daily life — in politics, in business, in community work, in civil society, in arts and culture, in urban development, in the creative industries — just to name a few.
今日的講者來自不同界別。由此可見，領袖在生活不同範疇，例如政治、商業、社區及民間工作、文化藝術、市區發展、創意工業等，都是不可或缺的。

The Bauhinia Foundation itself is a leader in the sphere of public policy research in Hong Kong — and here I must congratulate the Foundation on its 5th anniversary this year, and for providing such a wealth of policy perspectives during that time. The work of the Foundation and other think-thanks is not just a useful reference point for the government — it contributes significantly to the knowledge bank of experience and ideas on which the public and media can draw when discussing important issues facing our society. So, on this occasion, I must thank the Foundation and its members for all of the thought leadership you have provided for Hong Kong’s benefit since your inception in 2006.
智經研究中心本身，就是本港公共政策研究方面的領袖。我在此祝賀智經成立五週年，感謝各位在這段日子提出大量政策觀點。智經和其他智庫的工 作，不單對政府有參考作用，亦爲公衆和傳媒在討論重要社會議題時，提供豐富的經驗和意見。智經及其成員自中心於二○○六年成立以來，以香港的利益爲大前 提，爲我們提供思維上的領導，我藉此衷心致謝。

Leadership is a subject that has featured in the news quite a bit lately — and I am sure it will continue to be featured even more in the next nine months or so as we choose our next Chief Executive. So, this conference and workshop today and tomorrow come at a rather interesting time.
領袖近日亦成爲媒體的熱門話題。我相信，在下任行政長官選舉前未來九個月，都會繼續成爲城中熱話。因此，論壇和工作坊在今明兩天舉行，時間的配合實在巧妙。

Indeed, having heard and read so much lately about my style of governance for Hong Kong, some might say that the Foundation have been charitable in asking me to talk to you on the topic of leadership. Or perhaps it shows the Foundation’s perceptiveness and objectivity in trying to study this subject against a larger canvas of global political evolution from the past, to the present, and peeking into the future.
的確，近來已有許多關於我治港風格的論述。有人看過和聽過後或者會說，智經中心真是包容，竟然邀請特首談論領袖之道。也許這正好表現智經的洞察力和客觀態度，把研究這個課題放在全球政治演化的大背景上，做到回顧過去，透視現在，展望將來。

I have been careful in framing the context of what I am talking about today. I do not want there to be any doubt that what I say is anything other than my own personal reflections on leadership in the public sector of Hong Kong. It is not a recipe for success for universal application. It is not a list of pre-requisites. It is a distillation of my own experience over almost 45 years of government and political work in Hong Kong — my hopes, my failures, my disappointments and, dare I say, my occasional triumphs in my own home town.
在準備今天演講內容時，我經過一番考慮。我想與各位分享我在香港公營界別作領導的個人反思。所以，我所說的不是什麼全球通用的領袖成功要 素，也不是領袖先決條件的清單。我和大家分享的，是過去差不多四十五年裏，自己在香港政府及政界的經驗總結，包括我的希冀、失敗和挫折、及容許我這樣說， 偶爾的成功。

This distillation of thoughts has been further concentrated by my service as the Chief Executive of this great city for the past six years. My thoughts on leadership have been very much shaped by Hong Kong and its people — what I have learnt and experienced from living and working in a free, open and pluralistic society, and a free and open economy, that is under the ever-watchful eye of a free and unfettered media environment.
過去六年，我擔任行政長官，我藉此把自己對領袖的想法進一步聚焦。我這些想法，紮根吾土吾民，是香港和香港人的實際體驗。我們身處的，是一 個自由開放、文化多元的社會，經濟方面同樣自由開放，而城市的日常運作，均在自由報道，並無束縛的傳媒監察之下進行。我且以自己在香港生活和工作爲基礎， 向大家作經驗之談。

And on that note, I would like to share my thoughts with you.
以下讓我和各位分享一些想法。

The leadership of a politician, I believe, is founded on the personal qualities that he possesses and projects by his actions and words. Integrity comes first. You need the highest moral and ethical standards because without them you will never be able to build trust with the community that you lead and serve.
我相信，政要的領導能力，建基於個人素質，而這些素質亦透過他們一言一行表現出來。誠信是領導之本。要是他沒有最高的道德倫理標準，根本不可能爲他所領導和服務的社會大衆信任。

Next comes passion — passion for the people of Hong Kong. Passion to understand their aspirations and changing moods — at the grass root levels, through the middle class to the well-to-do. Passion to establish empathy with them. Passion to work with them, to identify the real life situation we face today. Passion to make it a better place for our children and grandchildren. Without passion you just won’t have the drive to do the hard miles. Passion also means that you believe in this place, you must have passion for Hong Kong, you believe and trust in its people, and you believe in its future.
其次是熱誠，即盡心爲港人服務的熱誠。領袖人物必須要了解香港市民的期望，掌握他們的情緒變化，由草根市民、中產以至富裕階層，與他們和當 前環境同呼吸、共感應。這種服務熱誠，甚至須跨越世代，以子孫後代的祉爲念，構建美好將來。領袖人物若沒有這種熱誠，在形勢困厄之際，根本難有作爲。熱誠 之本，在於熱愛香港這個家，信任香港人，信任大家的未來。

In the broader context, passion for our country, or patriotism, is just as important for a leader of Hong Kong. We are part of China. Our futures are forever linked. I strongly believe that Hong Kong people love their country and want to see it prosper. But I also feel that after a separation of one and a half centuries, we need to understand her more deeply. Without that understanding Hong Kong can never discover fully the unique role that it can play in the development of our nation. And what changes that development can make to the lives of people on the Mainland and in Hong Kong. Not just in terms of dollars and cents, economic benefit or what we get out of it. Our community and our leaders need to look for ways in which we can contribute more to the national agenda by bringing into play our experience, skills and international outlook. Any such contributions will be richly rewarded. The Chief Executive must always remember that he is responsible to the Central Government as well as to the people of Hong Kong.
作爲香港的領袖，熱愛國家與熱愛香港同樣重要。香港是中國一部分，血脈相連，榮辱與共。我堅信，香港人都熱愛祖國，希望國家昌盛富強。但我 亦感受到，兩地經過一個半世紀的分隔，香港必須對祖國有更深入的瞭解。缺乏這種瞭解，香港難以充份體現自己在國家發展中可擔當的獨特角色，以及明白這些發 展如何改變廣大同胞和市民的生活。當中涉及的，不單只是錢財、經濟利益或其他好處。我們的領袖和社會各界，必須想方設法，憑藉自己的經驗專長和國際視野， 爲國家的發展多作貢獻。這些貢獻，一定會帶來豐盛回報。作爲行政長官，必須經常謹記，自己同時向中央政府和香港市民負責。

I also feel that humility and self-reflection are very important personal qualities, if you want to be a leader in Hong Kong. Great leaders are not known to be shrinking violets, or to have much self-doubt. What I have learnt throughout my career is that the higher you go, the more humble you need to become. That is because the burden of responsibility also increases — there are more people relying on you and your judgment. There are more views that need to be considered and to be reconciled. There are different ways of approaching a problem than perhaps you alone may have considered. This does not mean that you put aside your vision, convictions or principles — it just means that in pursuit of your objective, you must try to put your ego to one side and acknowledge and admit that other people may have a better proposal to achieve your own objective. Humility also means that if you get knocked down you accept that setback, get back up again, and move on.
在香港要當領袖，我覺得謙卑態度和自省能力也非常重要。歷來的偉大領袖，很少怯懦之輩。從個人工作經驗所得，我認爲越是身處高位，越要兢兢 業業，因爲責任重大，許多人都依靠領袖的判斷和表現。當然，涉及的考慮因素很多，而處理問題的方式，亦不侷限於個人之見。但這並不代表領袖把自己的願景、 信念和原則擱在一旁。他們反而要在追尋目標的過程中，儘量放下一己執，承認並接納他人或有達致目標的更好辦法。謙卑之道，亦在於遇挫敗而敢承認，百折不 撓，堅毅求進。

Leadership indeed requires vision. But it must be a vision that is relevant to the people, relevant to the time, and possible to achieve. I have often used the word pragmatic to describe my approach to policy making, which is really all about how you bring your vision to life. A key aspect of this is to ensure that your vision — your policies and your planning for the longer term — are clearly explained and articulated. Why you have this vision. What it means for Hong Kong. Why it’s important for our future. What’s in it for the people of Hong Kong. Vision is nothing without discipline and perseverance — you need to make good on your promises. To use an often quoted phrase: You can’t just talk the talk; you have to walk the walk. If you believe in your vision, you need to fight the good fight because, if you don’t, that will ultimately erode your credibility.
領導需要抱持願景，那必須是貼近民衆、適時和能夠實現的願景。我經常以務實這個詞語來形容我的施政方針，那其實就是務求把願景實現過來。要 做到這一點，關鍵在於必須清楚說明並闡述願景－－你的長遠政策和規劃。爲什麼有這樣的願景？對香港有什麼意義？爲什麼對香港的未來這麼重要？香港人有什麼 可以做？你必須有紀律並堅定地實行，才能實現願景，兌現承諾。我們經常說：凡事都要說得到做得到。如果你相信自己的願景，那必須堅守信念，奮勇向前，否則 最終必會損害自己的公信力。

Once you have your vision and set your agenda, then I believe leadership requires diligence. I recall that Bill Clinton once said something along the lines that ‘every day is an election day’ or governance is ‘a permanent campaign’. That is, every day you need to work hard to deliver on your promises and vision, as well as deal with the myriad and varied issues that clamour for time and attention. Unless you are diligent, you can’t deliver — because the devil is in the detail.
有了願景和綱領，我相信領袖還需要勤勉用心。我記得克林頓先生說過類似的話：“每日都是競選日”，或者管治就是“長久作戰”。那是說你需要 每日勤勉工作，才能履行承諾實現願景，處理各類耗時費心的繁重問題。你一定要勤勉用心，否則無法做好，因爲工作細節是最容易出錯的地方。

Now, leaders can’t keep an eye on every little detail of every policy of every issue — there’s just not enough hours in the day to do that. But what leaders can do is set the example for others to follow. Entrust your team to remain diligent in developing and implementing policy. Yet for major issues, or in times of emergency, you need to be there yourself attending to the details of the mission.
今日，領袖不可能時刻留意每個問題每項政策的每一步工作，時間上確實不可能做到。不過，領袖可以樹立榜樣讓其他人跟隨。把工作交託給你的團隊繼續用心制訂政策並切實執行。當然，遇有重大問題或緊急情況，你必須親力親爲，並注意工作每項細節。

Sensitivity to the changing world and sensitivity to the changing needs and priorities of the community is another aspect of leadership. Some might call it a radar system or even an early warning system. This is particularly important — and challenging — nowadays with such a multitude of avenues for people to express their views and opinions. I just mentioned the need for diligence in pushing forward your policy agenda. You also need to be diligent in listening to people’s views. It’s not easy or pleasant to change your plans or approach because, of course, you already believe it has been well thought through! But in my experience, no plan is perfect and often you can improve it by taking on board some new ideas or perspectives; or by acknowledging that community priorities have changed or moved on.
領袖的另一要素是靈敏反應——對不斷轉變的世界和民衆訴求，必須更快領悟掌握。有些人說領袖需要有雷達偵測系統、甚至是預警系統那種靈敏 度。這點特別重要，難度也高，因爲羣衆現在有各式各樣的途徑表達意見。我剛纔提到有需要勤勉推動你的施政綱領，也有需要用心聽取民衆的意見。如果你相信自 己的施政計劃和方針乃經過深思熟慮才定立，最終卻要改變，要接受這做法的確不容易，也不好受。不過，據我經驗所得，沒有一項計劃是完美無瑕的。採納一些新 意念或新角度，或是隨民衆的新取向更改某些計劃，也的確能夠把施政工作做得更好。

Another lesson I have learnt about leadership is that you can’t do it alone. You need a good team of people to work with you. No leader can survive without a good team. In my current role, I have a dedicated group of Principal Officials supported by a political cadre as my immediate team. And of course we have the support and input of one of the finest civil services in the world, which works hand-in-hand with the political team to undertake policy and administrative planning, and to see through the implementation of our policies and decisions. All along the chain of command there are teams of people attending to the details of the daily business of government. And every team, in every division, of every department is important for the smooth and efficient running of Hong Kong.
另一個我學懂的道理，是不能夠孤軍作戰。你需要一個好的團隊。沒有好班子的領袖是難以成功的。以我目前的崗位，我有一班盡忠職守的政治任命 主要官員輔助施政，當然還有一支全球最優秀的公務員隊伍支援協助。公務員隊伍與政治團隊合力制訂政策方針和施政計劃，確保各項措施和決定得以切實執行。在 整個管理系統中，有各級人員處理日常施政的每一步工作，每個部門每一科系組別的同事，都對香港順暢而高效的施政十分重要。

As a leader of Hong Kong, you really have to be a team player. You set the strategic direction and make it known to your team. After that you need to spend time with your team, to share your views with team members, to make sure they understand what you want them to do, and to give ample room for them to contribute their best. While it is important to monitor the progress of that work, it is equally important to empower your team to just get on with the job at hand — to trust them to deliver and to have faith in their ability. Leadership also means about standing by your team if something doesn’t go quite according to plan; and working with them to rectify any problems or to get a project back on track.
身爲香港的領袖，你必須具備團隊精神。你制定策略方向，並向你的團隊清楚解說。花點時間與你的隊員交流理念，確保他們明白你的要求，然後給 予他們充足空間自行發揮。監察工作進展固然重要，把任務全權交託他們、信任他們的辦事能力同樣重要。若計劃進展未如理想，身爲領袖的必須全力支持團隊，與 他們一起糾正問題，使計劃能夠回覆正軌妥善推行。

Communication is of course a vital aspect of leadership. We have to tell the community what we want to achieve. We have to explain our policies and decisions. We have to answer questions and address criticisms. We have to listen to what people have to say. We have to engage in a dialogue with civil society. Hong Kong is fortunate to have such a free and robust media that keeps the government on its toes. There can never be any doubt in Hong Kong that we do not know what the public thinks about any particular issue. Technological advances have made communication with the public both easier and more challenging in recent years — not just here in Hong Kong but for governments around the world. We are trying hard to meet the public’s expectations in this regard with greater use of social media platforms.
領袖的另一要素當然是重視溝通。我們必須向民衆解釋我們的目標、政策和決定，並且迴應公衆的提問和批評。我們必須聆聽市民的意見，與他們對 話交流。香港有一支自由而蓬勃的傳媒隊伍，監察政府謹慎行事。市民的時評議論，我們不會聽不到。科技發達，政府與市民近年的溝通變得更容易，也更富挑戰。 這情況不限於香港，世界各地都一樣。我們會多使用社交媒體與市民互動交流。

If you talk about YouTube or Facebook or Twitter, then naturally you think about the younger generations — the post-70s, or the post-80s, or the post 90s as we like to call them. This leads me to another important lesson about leadership and that is the need to nurture talent and to provide opportunities for our younger people to contribute their talents, and to develop their own leadership style and skills.
說到YouTube或Facebook或Twitter，我們很自然會想到年輕一代，套用流行用語，就是“70後”、“80後”或“90後”。這帶出領袖的另一項重要工作，就是培育人才，提供機會予年輕人發揮所長，讓他們發展自己一套領導風格和技巧。

It has often been said that the youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow — and that is so true. New ideas, new approaches to problems, new ways of communicating — all of these can be harnessed by a leader who brings on board young talent to the team. In Hong Kong, we are still in the relatively early stages of developing party politics — but we can see that more and more young people are becoming interested in politics and the issues which will shape the future of our city. I think that is a very positive development which augers well for the future of public administration in our city.
我們經常說今日的年輕人是明日的社會棟樑。這話十分正確。領袖透過提拔年輕才俊進入領導團隊，可以帶來新意念、處理問題的新方法，以及新溝 通方式。香港的政黨政治發展仍然處於較初步階段，但我們看到越來越多年輕人有興趣參與政治和與香港未來有關的課題。我認爲這是可喜的發展，也有利於香港未 來的公共行政。

Finally, perhaps most relevant for me at this point in time, is the understanding that change is inevitable and that all things must come to an end. Perhaps the word I am looking for is wisdom. History is littered with great leaders who stayed on too long — from heads of state right down to the chairman of a local social club. My time is very limited. I have made good progress in delivering the pledges I made at the beginning of my current term in 2007 — pledges set according to my vision for Hong Kong. Yet we can still feel the momentum for change building up in the community. I have no intention of winding down before my term expires on June 30 next year — indeed that would go against all of what I have just said about leadership. But the last year of any political leader’s term does throw up particular challenges as far as leadership is concerned. The most obvious, of course, is relevance. People will say: “ Donald will be gone next year so we need to start thinking about what we want the next CE to do.” There’s nothing we can do to stop those types of discussions taking place — and I would not want to.
最後一點，或許也最切合我目前的情況，就是領袖必須明白轉變是必然的，萬事萬物都會有終結的一天。這或者需要智慧去理解。歷史上許多在位時 間太長的偉大領袖，上至國家元首，下至社團會所主席。我的時間是有限的。我在二○○七年就任本屆行政長官時，爲香港的願景定下施政承諾，這些工作計劃至今 進展良好。不過，社會要求變革的動力還是越來越大。在明年六月三十日任期屆滿之前，我絕不會鬆懈下來，否則便有違我剛纔所說的領袖要素。然而，任何政治領 袖在任期最後一年，都會面對一些領導上的轉變。當中最明顯的，自是某些事情好像與自己沒有多大關連。人們會說：“曾蔭權明年便卸任，我們要開始思考要求下 任行政長官做些什麼了！”我們無法制止、也不想制止這類討論。

All I would say is that it is a tremendous honour and privilege to be the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and I pledge to continue serving the people of Hong Kong with the integrity, vision, diligence and sensitivity I have just spoken about. My team and I are now working on our last Policy Address in October, and we will not shy away from the important issues that are of concern to the community — housing, bridging the wealth gap and elderly services. We will be starting our consultation exercise soon and I urge you all to provide your input. And of course, I am sure that the Bauhinia Foundation will have a submission or two to make as well.
我想說的是，能擔任香港特別行政區行政長官，是我莫大的榮幸。我承諾會以我剛纔所說的領袖要素——誠懇正直、抱持願景、勤勉用心、靈敏反 應，繼續服務香港市民。我和我的團隊現正編寫我將於十月發表的最後一份《施政報告》，我們不會迴避社會關心的重要課題，包括房屋、貧富懸殊及安老服務等。 我們即將展開諮詢，我在這裏呼籲大家踊躍發表意見。我相信智經研究中心也會爲《施政報告》提交一兩份意見書。

Thank you very much.
謝謝。