Chief Executive John Lee has pledged to formulate a “broad, strategic and forward-looking” five-year plan for Hong Kong, which is expected to be completed within this year.

The city’s leader attended Thursday’s opening of the National People’s Congress in Beijing, during which the country unveiled its development targets for the 15th Five-Year Plan and mentioned the SAR in the work report.

Lee, on social media, said his administration will unswervingly implement One Country, Two Systems, and unite all sectors to further deepen reforms and make better use of the city’s advantages.

He also vowed to lead SAR authorities in aligning with the nation’s 15th Five-Year Plan.

“We will make a more comprehensive, precise and detailed strategic deployment of key development areas and formulate the first broad, strategic and forward-looking five-year plan for Hong Kong,” Lee wrote.

The chief executive said officials are committed to building an international innovation and technology centre and bring in more high-value-added industries to settle in the Northern Metropolis.

The city will explore emerging markets and deepen international collaboration, Lee added.


Edited by Aaron Tam