The Hong Kong government has launched a public consultation on its annual policy address along with one on the city’s first five-year plan.
of public consultation for Chief Executive John Lee’s fifth Policy Speech was launched on Monday. The annual policy plan, which is usually submitted in September or October, will be Lee’s last before his five-year term ends at the end of June next year.
In a promotion video published on Monday, Lee reviewed key policies the current administration has implemented over the past four years, as well as major ongoing projects such as Hetao Hong Kong Park and a planned university city in the sprawling northern metropolis.
“I welcome your views. Let’s work together to write a brighter chapter for Hong Kong,” he said in the ad.
The public consultation on the 2026 Policy Address will overlap with that on the city’s first five-year plan, which it started two weeks ago and will end on August 14.
Last week, Lee sought to distinguish between the five-year plan and the Policy Address, saying the former would outline the city’s economic and social development for the next half-decade.
“The policy address will set out the Chief Executive’s annual policy agenda, set a number of specific objectives to respond to the demands and directions of the (five-year) plan,” Lee said in a government press release on Thursday.
The government will address the feedback received from the two separate public consultations simultaneously, he added.
On Monday, a poll conducted by a pro-establishment newspaper showed that 67 percent of respondents were satisfied with the work of the current administration.
Sing Tao Daily reported that more than 9,000 people responded to its online survey conducted this month. Only 18.5 percent indicated that they were dissatisfied with the performance of the current administration.
Meanwhile, 69 percent said they were satisfied with Lee’s performance since he took the leadership role in an uncontested election in 2022, according to Sing Tao.
