5-year plan to boost livelihoods, policy address to set out concrete measures: John Lee
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee has announced a new five-year development plan aimed at improving resident livelihoods, to be presented alongside his annual policy address. The plan focuses on long-term strategies for housing, medical care, and economic growth, incorporating public feedback gathered over the past two months.
Why it matters
This initiative represents a significant shift in Hong Kong's governance strategy, attempting to address long-standing social issues like housing and special education support through structured, multi-year planning.
Hong Kong’s leader has pledged to improve residents’ livelihoods through long-term strategies in the city’s first five-year plan, with concrete measures to be set out in the coming policy address.
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Sunday that the administration would continue to uphold its people-oriented governance philosophy, focus on residents’ needs and push Hong Kong forward.
Lee will unveil Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and deliver the annual policy address on September 16. Lee said the arrangement would help the public understand how the two documents complemented each other.
“Hong Kong’s first five-year plan will enhance residents’ livelihoods and well-being through long-term development strategies. Meanwhile, the policy address will annually roll out concrete improvement measures on housing, livelihoods, medical care and other areas,” he said in a Facebook video.
Lee added that the government had consulted the public on the two documents over the past two months.
Get smarter about the news
Sign up free for a feed built around what you actually care about, Dive Deeper research on any story, and the full text of every article.
Create free accountAlready have an account? Sign in