Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu delivered his third policy address on October 16. As expected, he opened with an iteration of Beijing’s expectations of Hong Kong and the city’s institutional strengths under “one country, two systems”, plus the completion of its constitutional duty to enact national security legislation. Though economic competitiveness was not…
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu is doubling down on wide-ranging reforms aimed at improving the economy and people’s livelihood. His determination to overcome the prevailing difficulties and build a brighter future under the national development framework is a positive response to the aspirations of the public and the country. But the challenging geopolitical environment and…
Ahead of his policy address on Wednesday, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has been consulting the community on the best way forward to improve the economy and people’s livelihood. The consultations also underline growing public expectations on the administration to explore new avenues of growth under the national development framework and resolve the…
Hong Kong’s leader is expected to roll out measures to amplify the city’s status as an international financial, trade and maritime centre in his third policy address on Wednesday, the Post has learned. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu would also announce plans to diversify the economy through innovation and new industries such as life sciences…
The pool of foreign judges available to sit on cases before Hong Kong’s top court is shrinking. The latest departure, by a British judge, is the fifth this year. Only six remain. This time, there was no controversy over the judge not renewing his three-year contract. Nicholas Phillips said his decision was “personal, not political”….