Hong Kong’s inaugural five-year plan highlighted its DNA as an international city while emphasising the market economy, the chief executive has said. Speaking at a National Day reception on Thursday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said the city needed a blueprint with strategic vision amid the rapidly changing geopolitical landscape and accelerated growth of AI, as he highlighted three features of the plan that was unveiled last month. “[It] adheres to the ‘one country, two systems’ principle....
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Hong Kong’s 5-year plan underlines ‘DNA’ as a global city, market economy: John Lee
Hong Kong's Chief Executive John Lee stated that the city's first five-year plan emphasizes its identity as an international city and a market economy. Speaking at a National Day reception, Lee explained the need for a strategic blueprint given the evolving geopolitical landscape and advancements in AI.
Edith Lin,Matthew ChengSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-10-01 · 04:03 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Hong Kong's Chief Executive John Lee stated that the city's first five-year plan emphasizes its identity as an international city and a market economy. Speaking at a National Day reception, Lee explained the need for a strategic blueprint given the evolving geopolitical landscape and advancements in AI. He highlighted three key features of the plan, including its adherence to the "one country, two systems" principle. The plan was unveiled last month.
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The plan adheres to the 'one country, two systems' principle.
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The city needs a blueprint with strategic vision amid changing geopolitical landscape and accelerated AI growth.
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Hong Kong's inaugural five-year plan highlighted its DNA as an international city and emphasized the market economy.
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