地可暫時不賣但開發則要加速

與 一 些 官 員 談 及 房 屋 供 應 問 題 ， 他 們 覺 得 輿 論 對 他 們 不 公 平 ， 把 樓 價 下 跌 的 責 任 都 歸 咎 在 每 年 八 萬 五 的 供 應 指 標 上 ， 以 至 那 些 身 家 貶 了 值 的 中 產 階 層 ， 對 官 員 都 充 滿 怨 氣 。 他 們 指 出 ， 剛 提 出 這 個 指 標 時 ， 市 場 根 本 不 當 一 回 事 ， 樓 價 還 是 繼 續 飆 升 ， 到 金 融 風 暴 襲 港 後 ， 利 率 高 企 ， 樓 價 才 掉 頭 回 落 ， 根 本 與 八 萬 五 無 關 ， 況 且 八 萬 五 只 是 一 個 目 標 ， 根 本 未 正 式 推 出 市 場 ， 怎 有 這 麼 大 的 威 力 。 
他 們 所 說 的 或 許 也 是 事 實 ， 但 這 個 世 界 有 時 並 不 在 乎 事 實 如 何 ， 而 是 人 們 如 何 認 識 這 些 事 實 ， 尤 其 是 市 場 上 ， 如 果 大 部 份 人 都 持 這 種 觀 點 ， 那 就 不 管 這 種 觀 點 錯 還 是 對 ， 它 都 會 對 市 場 起 著 主 導 的 作 用 。 因 為 當 大 多 數 人 都 按 這 種 觀 點 在 市 場 上 活 動 時 ， 市 場 必 然 會 作 出 相 應 的 表 現 。 
因 此 ， 政 府 在 制 訂 政 策 時 ， 尤 其 是 短 期 政 策 時 ， 不 可 拘 泥 事 實 如 何 ， 而 要 看 看 大 多 數 人 如 何 認 識 這 種 事 實 。 如 果 大 多 數 人 認 為 樓 價 下 跌 是 八 萬 五 個 供 應 目 標 訂 得 太 高 太 死 ， 那 就 只 要 政 府 出 來 表 表 態 ， 說 明 私 人 市 場 的 供 應 多 少 ， 政 府 不 會 硬 性 規 定 ， 會 讓 私 人 發 展 商 按 經 濟 環 境 去 決 定 投 資 多 少 ， 興 建 多 少 ， 而 政 府 亦 會 根 據 市 場 的 實 際 情 況 以 及 發 展 商 的 投 資 意 慾 決 定 推 出 多 少 土 地 ； 這 樣 一 來 ， 人 們 就 會 放 下 心 頭 大 石 ， 敢 於 再 入 市 買 樓 ， 令 樓 市 止 跌 回 升 。 這 不 失 為 令 樓 市 軟 著 陸 的 好 辦 法 ， 事 實 上 近 期 樓 市 確 因 政 府 的 取 態 改 變 而 活 躍 起 來 。 
當 然 ， 政 府 不 能 總 讓 民 意 牽 著 鼻 子 走 。 在 制 訂 長 遠 政 策 時 ， 政 府 就 不 能 單 看 眼 前 的 市 場 心 態 ， 而 要 看 社 會 實 際 需 要 。 
以 房 屋 供 應 來 說 ， 近 三 年 來 根 本 是 遠 遠 落 後 於 人 口 增 長 與 經 濟 發 展 。 八 十 年 代 私 人 住 宅 的 供 應 量 已 達 三 萬 個 一 年 的 水 平 ， 但 近 三 年 卻 跌 到 只 有 二 萬 個 水 平 ， 再 這 樣 下 去 必 然 會 出 大 問 題 ， 因 此 ， 因 應 市 場 的 情 況 收 回 一 些 土 地 不 賣 只 屬 權 宜 之 計 ， 一 待 市 場 信 心 恢 復 ， 政 府 應 迅 速 提 供 足 夠 的 土 地 去 滿 足 社 會 的 需 要 。 所 以 現 階 段 可 減 少 賣 地 ， 但 不 能 減 慢 土 地 開 發 ， 政 府 必 須 有 足 夠 的 土 地 儲 備 才 能 有 效 地 調 節 市 場 。