‘Especially meaningful’: John Lee on debuting 5-year plan with policy address
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has said his annual policy address will serve as a progress report on the city’s five-year plan, describing the first simultaneous consultation of the two documents as “especially meaningful”. In his first townhall meeting, held on Sunday as part of a public consultation exercise to gather feedback on Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and his fifth annual policy…
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has pledged to enhance Hong Kong's urban management to better address natural disasters and public complaints. During a town hall meeting, Lee emphasized the importance of leveraging Hong Kong's strengths as an international center for finance, shipping, trade, and technology, as well as a global hub for high-caliber talent, to drive economic growth.
He also highlighted the need to upgrade urban management systems, including handling public complaints, to make district governance more effective. The city leader stated that the town hall meeting, attended by more than 130 residents and all ministers, was a particularly meaningful exercise in gathering residents' feedback for the city's first five-year plan and his fifth annual policy address.
Residents provided a range of suggestions, with economic development and technological advancement being the most common topics. Lee promised to consider residents' views and ensure SMEs had a place in the development of the Northern Metropolis, with the government supporting their transformation amid technological advances.
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