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Download the PDF This is the first part of a Factsheet series on Hong Kong’s debut five-year plan and the 2026 policy address. The series was produced with support from the Hong Kong SAR government. To see the South China Morning Post’s coverage of the five-year plan, click here. This Factsheet will be available in the SCMP print edition on September 21. You can find it…

Hong Kong’s new chapter

The European Union's parliament has called for sanctions against Chinese and Hong Kong officials over the jailing of three activists in Hong Kong. The activists, Lee Cheuk-yan, Chow Hang-tung, and Albert Ho, were sentenced to up to seven years in prison for organising vigils for those killed in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.

Hong Kong's government has announced that it will set up sites for members of the public to pay their respects to the city's former leader Tung Chee-hwa, who passed away last Tuesday at the age of 89. A state funeral will be held over the weekend, with a private vigil and public memorial service.

According to the South China Morning Post, a Factsheet series on Hong Kong's debut five-year plan and the 2026 policy address is being produced with support from the Hong Kong SAR government. The series will be available in the SCMP print edition on September 21.

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Download the PDF This is the second part of a Factsheet series on Hong Kong’s debut five-year plan and the 2026 policy address. The series was produced with support from the Hong Kong SAR government.

The story begins …

Download the PDF This is the second part of a Factsheet series on Hong Kong’s debut five-year plan and the 2026 policy address. The series was produced with support from the Hong Kong SAR government. To see the South China Morning Post’s coverage of the five-year plan, click here.

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