Speaking at a recent forum, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s high-quality economic development will be guided by its first five-year plan and the upcoming Policy Address, with artificial intelligence as the “central plank”. He added that the SAR’s advantages under the “one country, two systems” framework, and its…
Seventy years after a group of young scholars first coined the term “artificial intelligence” at the 1956 Dartmouth Conference, the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) concluded in Shanghai this month at what may prove an equally defining moment. In his keynote address, President Xi Jinping articulated a vision of AI developing in a direction…
Anisha Bhaduri says city’s integrated gold ecosystem will likely inspire confidence Last week, Hong Kong started trialing a new central clearing and settlement system for gold, lending it a first-mover advantage in the region as it endeavors to establish itself as Asia’s foremost bullion-trading hub. In June, Singapore announced it would establish an over-the-counter gold…
Inspection can boost integration with national development strategies Xia Baolong (second from right), director of the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, along with Zhou Ji (fourth from right), director of the Liaison Office of…
On April 16, Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po and Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Secretary Janice Tse Siu-wa traveled to Beijing to meet with the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office. The subject was Hong Kong’s first five-year plan. For decades, Hong Kong thrived on nimbleness, market instincts and…
Hong Kong is expected to launch a public consultation in early June for its inaugural five-year plan to align with the national blueprint, with Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu set to present a preliminary framework and gather feedback from various industries through face-to-face sessions, according to sources. The South China Morning Post learned that the…
Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs has met the city’s No 2 official and finance chief in the capital to discuss alignment with the national 15th five-year plan, as the city government prepares to draw up its own inaugural blueprint by the end of the year. The State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs…
This undated file photo shows Andrew Yao Cho-fai, a Hong Kong deputy to the National People’s Congress. (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) Educators in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region described the 109 major projects in six key areas outlined in the nation’s 15th Five-Year Plan as “crucial anchors” in the city’s talent attraction efforts. The…
Hong Kong’s coming annual budget must address critical bottlenecks in technology and talent attraction to pave the way for the city’s first five-year development framework in line with national priorities, according to observers. The budget, to be delivered by Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po on Wednesday, is more than a fiscal exercise. It is viewed…
Hong Kong’s leader John Lee Ka-chiu has pledged to establish a “systematic policy framework” to align development goals with mainland China’s 15th five-year plan, aiming to formulate the city’s own blueprint by the end of the year. The chief executive made the remarks during a steering group meeting on Thursday convened to discuss Hong Kong’s…