
Deng Zhonghua says maiden five-year plan should break down barriers and address deep-rooted conflicts.
Hong Kong authorities should act as a 'visible hand' to break down barriers and revive growth through a maiden five-year plan, according to former Beijing official Deng Zhonghua.
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Deng Zhonghua served as deputy director of the State Council's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office.
Hong Kong authorities should act as a “visible hand” to break down barriers erected by vested interests and revive growth momentum through reform under its maiden five-year plan, a former Beijing official overseeing the city’s affairs has said.
Deng Zhonghua, former deputy director of the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, also said on Saturday that Hong Kong must empower emerging industries through deregulation and improve mechanisms for sharing the benefits of development in housing, healthcare, elderly care and education.
Deng said the city’s five-year blueprint would address “deep-rooted conflicts” in Hong Kong, including entrenched vested interests and uneven benefits from development, through a reform-oriented approach.

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