Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee has announced the territory’s comprehensive strategy to synchronize with China’s 15th Five-Year Plan, marking a significant step in regional-national integration. Speaking on Thursday, Lee revealed that Hong Kong will develop its inaugural five-year development framework specifically designed to complement national modernization efforts.
The strategic alignment recognizes the substantial provisions within the national plan that address Hong Kong’s sustained prosperity and the accelerated development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Lee expressed profound appreciation for Beijing’s continued support, emphasizing how these measures demonstrate central government’s commitment to the region’s stability and growth.
Under Lee’s leadership, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government will assume primary governance responsibility while mobilizing community-wide support for the national agenda. The administration is establishing specialized preparatory groups tasked with developing a detailed policy framework encompassing strategic initiatives across key development sectors. This comprehensive blueprint will feature enhanced precision and macroscopic planning, with completion targeted within the current year.
This groundbreaking development plan represents Hong Kong’s first systematic attempt at medium-term strategic planning aligned with national objectives. The framework will establish clear development visions, core targets, priority areas, and major implementation strategies that will guide Hong Kong’s progression over the next five years.
A government spokesperson elaborated that the coordinated planning will strengthen Hong Kong’s international competitiveness while facilitating deeper global exchanges and cooperation. The territory will reinforce its bridging function between China and global markets, pioneering new paradigms of high-quality development that simultaneously serve national strategic interests and contribute to China’s rejuvenation goals.