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‘Especially meaningful’: John Lee on debuting 5-year plan with policy address

‘Especially meaningful’: John Lee on debuting 5-year plan with policy address
South China Morning Post Sunday 02 August 2026, 02:49 UTC By Matthew Cheng 1 min read
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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 address, Lee pledged to consider residents’ views. The city leader met more than 130 residents at...

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 address, Lee pledged to consider residents’ views. The city leader met more than 130 residents at South...
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