Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu and his ministers will hold the first district consultation session to gather views on his coming policy address and the city’s inaugural five-year plan in Tuen Mun on Sunday. Only government-chosen residents and district representatives were invited to the exchange at the venue, sources said on Saturday. Lee…
The government has started public consultation on Hong Kong’s first five-year plan. The accompanying consultation document sets out principles which will be applied and includes a section on “Integrated Development of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Green Living and Other Areas”. The city’s five-year plan will be aligned with the national 15th five-year blueprint and provide…
China has released its “15th five-year plan for the development of renewable energy”, outlining key targets and policies for the sector in 2026-2030. A key focus of the plan is boosting renewable generation and consumption as a share of China’s overall energy mix. It calls for continued capacity additions of wind and solar – albeit…
Chloe Maluleke|Published 1 hour ago Late last month in Dalian, at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions, Premier Li Qiang used a phrase that has been circulating in policy circles ever since: China opportunity 2.0. He was pushing back against a more pessimistic label some Western commentators have started using, (China…
The Hong Kong government has indicated that it is unlikely to hold a by-election to fill the vacancy left by former lawmaker William Wong Kam-fai’s resignation over his drink-driving and hit-and-run case, citing time constraints and cost-effectiveness concerns. Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Janice Tse Siu-wa also said on Saturday that the government had…
Hong Kong needs to give some serious and creative thought as to how best we, as a community, are going to draw a line under the events of the 2019-20 protest movement. That this was a serious and sad episode in our history cannot be denied or avoided. Thousands of well-meaning ordinary individuals joined public…
Hong Kong should draft a five-year plan that includes an artificial intelligence (AI) focus that is not too broad, makes the most of its core strengths and attracts the best talent to develop the sector, industry leaders have said. At the South China Morning Post’s China Conference 2026 on Tuesday, titled “Intelligence at Scale: Hong…
The Hong Kong government has launched a two-month public consultation for the city’s first five-year plan, marking an important milestone in its development. The blueprint provides the city with a clearer vision for the future and a systematic approach in pursuing further growth under the auspices of the “one country, two systems” framework. It also…
Why do some governments consistently turn long-term goals into visible results while others struggle to move beyond policy announcements? The answer often lies not in ideology and planning but in governance: the ability to identify priorities, coordinate action and sustain implementation. As the Hong Kong government begins a public consultation on its first five-year plan,…
Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu met lawmakers on Friday to discuss a “highly targeted, substance-heavy” report they compiled outlining proposals on how the city’s first five-year plan should proactively align with national development. The closed-door meeting took place ahead of the government’s planned launch of a public consultation on Hong Kong’s five-year plan in…