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Beijing’s ‘trust issue’ with Hong Kong and what the city can promise in its 5-year plan

Beijing’s ‘trust issue’ with Hong Kong and what the city can promise in its 5-year plan
South China Morning Post Monday 14 September 2026, 00:30 UTC By Matthew Cheng,Natalie Wong 1 min read
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In the final instalment of our series of previews on the five-year plan and policy address, to be announced on September 16, Natalie Wong and Matthew Cheng look at how national security spans areas such as finance and technology and what Hong Kong must do to earn Beijing’s trust. Read part one here, part two here, part three here and part four here. With the recent sentencing of former leaders of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Square vigil concluding a key high-profile subversion case, it would be...

In the final instalment of our series of previews on the five-year plan and policy address, to be announced on September 16, Natalie Wong and Matthew Cheng look at how national security spans areas such as finance and technology and what Hong Kong must do to earn Beijing’s trust. Read part one here, part two here, part three here and part four here. With the recent sentencing of former leaders of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Square vigil concluding a key high-profile subversion case, it would be easy... [Image text:] 100 010000--- 00101111 -0010_0:000
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