Before the weekly Executive Council meeting on Tuesday, Leung said: “The SAR government and society have a common vision on building Hong Kong in various aspects – developing the economy, improving livelihood and, in particular, solving land and housing shortages, which the residents are very concerned about.”

“Our work in this aspect has been hopeful ... In the next three to four years, 93,000 private housing units will be completed, which is 46 per cent higher than four years ago,” Leung continued. “Based on our land supply [projections] for the coming 18 months, I believe we can maintain this high production rate of housing units.”

The chief executive declined to say when he would announce his re-election bid, or whether the government’s work would be undermined by the resignation of members in his cabinet.

“The question on resignations is speculative, I will not answer speculative questions,” he said.

Chinese-language newspaper Ming Pao reported that the democratic camp would boycott Leung’s reception with the Legislative Council on Tuesday evening, though radical lawmaker “Long Hair” Leung Kwok-hung said he would attend the event to protest against the chief executive’s governance.

On the expected boycott, Leung Chun-ying said: “My colleagues in the government and I attach much importance to the relationship between the executive branch and the legislature. We do our utmost to attend activities organised by Legco, and I have invited lawmakers to give their opinion on my upcoming policy address [in January] and to attend social activities.

“What the government and I can do is to do our utmost to have exchanges with lawmakers on different occasions, but we cannot make decisions for political parties and lawmakers as to how they should respond.”