According to Leung, the "big market, small government" policy makes Hong Kong depend too much on market. Guaranteeing fair competition as the precondition, the Hong Kong government "should help its enterprises jump at the chances of China and Asia's vigorous development, keep a rapid and continuous growth rate, create job opportunities, and improve people's livelihood," he said.

Night view of Hong Kong

With regard to the housing issue, Leung pointed out while keeping the housing price at a proper and stable level, the government should bear in mind the people's need of owning a property by themselves.

Talking about social welfare, Leung said he was determined to help ease grass-roots poverty by resetting the anti-poverty commission. He proposed subsidies for low-income families to reduce the working poor and double allowances for eligible elderly.

Leung told Xinhua that in his early months in office which will begin on July 1, he will make efforts on the implementation of the central government's supporting policies towards Hong Kong, prescribed in the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA), the 12th Five-Year Program, and the 36 supporting measures introduced by Vice Premier Li Keqiang last year. All these preferential policies are beneficial to Hong Kong's economic and social development.

Leung said he is also considering the ways to handle the relationship between the HKSAR and the central government, including the relationship between "one country" and "two systems".