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Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Unveils First Five-Year Plan in Final Policy Address

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Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu unveiled the city's first-ever five-year plan during his final policy address, emphasizing deeper integration with mainland China and new economic engines to boost growth and address demographic challenges.

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John Lee delivered his final policy address as Hong Kong Chief Executive, presenting the territory's first-ever five-year development plan focused on integrating with mainland China and stimulating economic growth.

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From Hong Kong’s first five-year blueprint to new initiatives to boost birth rates, here are highlights from John Lee’s final policy address

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Published: 12:30pm, 17 Sep 2026

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1. 14 key takeaways from John Lee’s policy address, Hong Kong’s first 5-year plan

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has placed deepening integration with mainland China and developing new economic engines centre stage as he unveiled the city’s first-ever five-year plan alongside the last policy address of his term.

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  • What specific economic engines will be developed under the five-year plan?
  • How will the plan address Hong Kong's low birth rate and aging population?
  • What are the detailed measures for deeper integration with mainland China?

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This article was originally published by SCMP Economy.

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