Hong Kong to align with national blueprint, seize opportunities: John Lee


Hong Kong will identify its strategic positioning within the national development blueprint and proactively align with the countryโ€™s next five-year plan, the cityโ€™s leader has said.

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Thursday that recommendations adopted at the fourth plenum of the Communist Partyโ€™s Central Committee โ€“ where the countryโ€™s political leadership deliberated on the 15th five-year plan โ€“ were of great significance and impact to Hong Kong.

โ€œHong Kong will identify and focus on its advantageous positioning in the countryโ€™s development blueprint, proactively align with the chapters on Hong Kong and Macau in the 15th five-year plan, seize the significant opportunities brought about by the countryโ€™s development, and leverage its own unique advantages in national development,โ€ he said.

Lee also said society would study the spirit of the plenum, make full use of the principle of โ€œpatriots administering Hong Kongโ€ and contribute to the countryโ€™s rejuvenation.

The fourth plenum concluded on Thursday. The core agenda centred around formulating the blueprint for Chinaโ€™s 15th five-year plan, which will guide the countryโ€™s development from 2026 to 2030.

John Lee says Hong Kong society will study the spirit of the plenum. Photo: Dickson Lee
John Lee says Hong Kong society will study the spirit of the plenum. Photo: Dickson Lee

Lau Siu-kai, a consultant for the semi-official Chinese Association of Hong Kong and Macau Studies think tank, said the wording for Hong Kong in the communique this year was much the same as that in previous ones.

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