Beijing has pledged to support Hong Kong in better integrating into and serving national development in the latest five-year blueprint while backing the city to become a high-end talent hub and enhance its law-based governance.
The fourth plenum of the Communist Partyโs Central Committee, which concluded last Thursday, focused on formulating Chinaโs 15th five-year plan that will guide the countryโs development from 2026 to 2030.
In the full national development blueprint released on Tuesday, the central government pledged its support for Hong Kong and Macauโs โlong-term prosperity and stabilityโ.
Beijing said it would adhere to the principles of โone country, two systemsโ, โHong Kong people ruling Hong Kongโ and the city having a high degree of autonomy.
It said it would implement the โpatriots ruling Hong Kongโ principle and enhance the effectiveness of law-based governance to promote the cityโs socio-economic development.
โWe will support Hong Kong and Macau to better integrate into and serve the national development strategy, strengthen cooperation between the two cities and the mainland in economy, trade, science and technology, and culture,โ the blueprint said.