Hong Kong’s leader has pledged to align the city with national strategies in China’s latest five-year plan and turn Beijing’s assigned “new positionings, functions and missions” into tangible outcomes to drive economic growth. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said he would lead the government in uniting society to proactively align with the 15th five-year plan, which sets China’s economic and social development targets for 2026 to 2030. His comments followed the approval of the plan’s outline by China’s top legislature.
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Thursday that he would lead the local government in fulfilling its primary responsibility to unite society in proactively aligning with the 15th five-year plan, which outlines China’s economic and social development targets for 2026 to 2030.
Lee stated on social media: “Hong Kong must seize every opportunity to align proactively with national strategic requirements.” He added: “We will transform the ‘new positioning, functions, and missions’ tasked by the central government into tangible outcomes that drive high-quality economic development and improve people’s livelihoods.”
His remarks came as China’s top legislature, the 14th National People’s Congress, concluded its fourth session, approving the outline of the 15th five-year plan along with the Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law and the National Development Planning Law.
Under the five-year plan outline, Hong Kong has been tasked with building a commodity trading ecosystem, a high-quality supply chain service centre, and a global hub for high-end talent.
Beijing has reiterated its support for Hong Kong as an international centre for finance, shipping, trade, aviation, and innovation and technology, while strengthening its role as a global offshore renminbi business hub.
Lee’s pledge aims to convert these national strategies into concrete actions for local economic growth and livelihood improvements, reflecting Hong Kong’s integration with national development under the “one country, two systems” framework.
