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· collected 2026-08-26 · by Matthew Cheng
Hong Kong's leader, Lee, announced that he will unveil the city's first 5-year plan and annual policy address together on September 16. He stated that presenting both documents simultaneously will help the public understand how they relate to each other, with the 5-year plan setting direction and the policy address implementing it. No specific details about the content of either document were provided in the announcement. Lee's remarks came after a visit to lower-income households to gather public views on elderly care policies, which he emphasized will prioritize supporting older people and their carers.
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Hong Kong's leader, Lee, will unveil the city's first 5-year plan and annual policy address on September 16. This is the first time Hong Kong has had a 5-year plan, which outlines the government's direction for the next five years. Lee believes that releasing both documents together will help the public understand how they are connected, with the 5-year plan setting out the overall direction and the policy address providing more specific policies to achieve those goals. The documents will be presented to the Legislative Council on September 16, followed by a question-and-answer session the next day. Lee's visit was part of public consultations ahead of his annual policy address, during which he met with residents from lower-income households and inspected community services for the elderly.
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Hong Kong’s leader says releasing both documents together will show how the five-year plan sets direction and the policy address implements it
Hong Kong will unveil its first five-year plan and annual policy address on September 16, the city’s leader has announced, as he visited residents from lower-income households and inspected community services to gather public views.
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“Members of the public may not fully understand [their connection]; after careful consideration and to help everyone better understand their interconnected relationship, if the public can look at the two documents together, they will see how the five-year plan sets the directional requirements and guidance, and how the policy address formulates policies and implements the direction of the blueprint.”
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Lee said that he would present both documents at the Legislative Council on September 16, before attending a question and answer session there the following day.
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He made the remarks after visiting residents from lower-income households and inspecting community services for the elderly as part of public consultations ahead of his annual policy address, pledging to ease the burden on older people and their carers to support ageing in place.
“Enabling elderly people to live healthily and with dignity in familiar communities is an important direction of our elderly care policy,” Lee said in a social media post after the visit.
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“My team and I will continue to promote the integration of medical care, rehabilitation, community support and technology applications, so as to reduce the burden on the elderly and their carers.”
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