Consequently , the people of hong kong have developed the noble habit of self - reliance through savings 结果是香港人习惯了积谷防饥，自强不息。
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Highly susceptible to outside shocks . as our economy is also subject to cyclical fluctuations , there is all the more reason for us to provide against a rainy day when the economy is strong , or else we will have too little room to introduce relief measures for our community during a downturn 由于香港是一个外向型经济体系，很容易受到外来冲击，加上经济有周期性，所以经济向好时，我们要积谷防饥，否则经济逆转时，我们就没有空间推出措施，利民纾困。
