Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa said Tuesday that promoting development and harmony is a goal shared by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government and the Hong Kong community, and by working together with one heart, Hong Kong will definitely achieve this goal.

In his speech delivered at the spring reception held at Government House, Tung added that in the next two and a half years, promoting development will continue to be the government's focus.

Harmony and stability are the foundations for further development. Undoubtedly, this focus will be well supported by the community, he added.

He said that Hong Kong's Spring Festival is full of life this year. The joy and vibrancy is felt everywhere and it demonstrates that "we are on track to full recovery and our economy is the best it has been in recent years".

This has been the aspiration of the entire Hong Kong community for years, and the achievement of years of collective efforts by the community in collaboration with the government and under the care and support of the Chinese central government, said Tung.

Tung pledged to work hard to let more people enjoy the fruits of the economic revival.

(Xinhua News Agency February 16, 2005)