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Opinion | Hong Kong needs a mission for 2049 to focus its 5-year plans

1 month ago03 mins

Hong Kong is formulating its first five-year plan for economic and social development. Such plans are likely to become a regular feature of governance, and will shape how the city allocates land, builds housing and infrastructure, develops industries, trains talent and improves public services. They can also give government departments a common frame for action,…

Why China may be banking on ‘institutional strength’ to implement next 5-year plan

Cs news11 months ago11 months ago02 mins

China’s “institutional strength” will help the country tackle “major tests” over the course of the next five-year plan, analysts and state media have said. The country’s latest development plan, which is due to start next year and run until 2030, comes at a time when Beijing is facing increasing obstacles to its long-term ambitions both…