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Hong Kong's first five-year plan to include binding and aspirational targets, leader says
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Hong Kong's first five-year plan to include binding and aspirational targets, leader says

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  • Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announced that the city's first five-year plan will include both binding and aspirational targets, emphasizing it does not signal a shift to a planned economy.
  • The plan will be unveiled alongside his annual policy address and feature a blue cover symbolizing 'blue skies', openness, progress, and steadiness.

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Hong Kong is preparing its first five-year development plan, to be unveiled alongside the Chief Executive's annual policy address. The plan aims to guide long-term economic and social development.

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Hong Kong’s first five-year plan will include both binding and aspirational targets, the city’s leader has said, stressing that the long-term blueprint does not signal a move towards a planned economy.

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also revealed on Tuesday that the plan, which will be unveiled alongside his annual policy address the following day, would feature a blue cover symbolising “blue skies”, openness, progress and steadiness.

“There will be indicators which are binding and indicators which are anticipatory … There are things we must do and they are binding on the government particularly,” Lee told the media ahead of the top decision-making Executive Council meeting.

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  • The five-year plan will be officially unveiled alongside the Chief Executive's annual policy address the following day.

    Very likely · Within days

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  • What specific sectors will the binding targets cover?
  • How will the aspirational targets differ in implementation from binding ones?
  • What is the timeline for achieving the plan's goals?
  • How will the plan be monitored and evaluated?

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This article was originally published by SCMP Economy.

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