LegCo to hold 18 policy briefings from Sept 21
AM730 · 1 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago5 MIN
Summary
The Legislative Council Secretariat said on September 2 that 18 policy briefings have been scheduled from September 21 to October 6 for bureau secretaries to explain both Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and the 2026 Policy Address to LegCo panels. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu (李家超) is due to announce the city’s first five-year plan in the Legislative Council on September 16, followed by the Policy Address, and he will attend an interactive question-and-answer session the next day. The Secretariat said the briefings will cover the five-year plan as well as the Policy Address because the two are closely linked. A three-day debate on the motion of thanks for the 2026 Policy Address is scheduled for the LegCo meetings on October 7, 8 and 9
Key Points
- The Legislative Council Secretariat announced on September 2 that 18 policy briefings will run from September 21 to October 6
- Bureau secretaries will brief LegCo panels on Hong Kong’s first five-year plan together with the 2026 Policy Address
- John Lee will deliver the first five-year plan and the 2026 Policy Address at a special LegCo meeting at 11am on September 16
- An interactive question-and-answer session on the five-year plan and Policy Address will be held from 10:30am to noon on September 17
- Under Rule 31 of the House Rules, all lawmakers may attend the post-Policy Address briefings by bureau secretaries
Why It Matters
The timetable sets out how lawmakers will scrutinise the government’s first five-year plan alongside the annual Policy Address, rather than treating them as separate exercises. For Hong Kong readers, that means the coming policy cycle will be judged not only on yearly initiatives but also on how departments explain longer-term priorities across the next five years