At the same time, our progress has raised the people's expectations, which, in turn, have led to social tensions and conflicts. Such phenomena are commonplace in an open society; the challenge is to confront and solve these problems.
但無可否認的，進步也帶來了公眾期望的升高，因而導致了社會的若干緊張與衝突，這原是所有開放社會常有的現象，重要的是我們如何來面對和解決這些問題。