陈茂波：对惠誉下调香港评级感失望 与内地日趋紧密联系不应是制约因素
评级机构惠誉将香港的信用评级由「AA+」转为「AA」，并将评级展望由「稳定」转为「负面」。
财政司司长陈茂波回应指，特区政府不认同惠誉对香港近期发展的评估，并对惠誉下调香港的信用评级及评级展望感到失望。虽然过去数月香港发生社会事件，但不认同惠誉因此而质疑「一国两制」在香港的有效实施。特区政府会继续坚定地落实「一国两制」的方针，遵守《基本法》的规定，这是香港社会和经济持续发展的最重要基础，不容动摇。
他续指，过去数月的社会事件，并没有影响香港的核心竞争力，这包括资金、货物、资讯、人才自由进出；简单低税制；健全的监管制度；法治和司法独立，以及高质素的专业服务等。特区政府尊重市民言论、和平集会、游行和示威的自由和权利，并一向呼吁市民在表达意见时应和平有序，拒绝暴力。特区政府亦已提出实际行动，并与社会展开对话，为香港寻找出路。
惠誉指香港与内地在经济、金融及社会政治的联系正逐步加深，显示香港正持续融入内地的管治体系，长远可能对香港带来制度和规管方面的挑战。对此，政府并不认同。惠誉的评论纯属臆测，缺乏理据支持。香港与内地日趋紧密的经济和金融联系不应是对香港信用评级的制约因素。相反，这是香港长远发展的积极推动力。中国继续是环球经济增长的重要动力；内地经济结构调整和防范金融体系风险的工作正在取得进展，亦不断扩大对外开放。商界普遍认同香港和内地的经济和金融联系日益加深会为香港带来庞大的经济发展机遇。
他提到，香港的经济基本面稳健，特区政府的财政状况以及对外资产净值长期以来位居国际前列。此外，香港银行体系稳健，银行资本充足，流动性管理有效，资产质素健康。这均支持本港继续享有优越的信用评级。香港金融市场和银行体系在过去数月运作如常。联系汇率制度运作良好，无显着的资金流出港元或银行体系的情况，港币和美元存款规模维持稳定。惠誉亦认同本港有足够的实力扞卫联系汇率制度。
事实上，稳健的经济基调和充裕的财政缓冲使香港即使面对当前较为困难的环境，亦有能力应对挑战，并确保宏观经济及金融体系维持稳定。香港拥有丰厚的财政储备，在2019年7月底为1.14万亿港元，相等於政府23个月的开支，或本地生产总值的38.3%。充裕的财政储备能让香港应付开支需求。政府会继续保持警觉，密切评估内外环境对经济的影响，并在有需要时推出措施，支持香港的经济发展。
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