Five-Year Plan consultation closes after 16,000 submissions
Hkgov · 1 SOURCESabout 3 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
Hong Kong has concluded a two-month public consultation on its First Five-Year Plan, with officials describing the response as strong and broad-based. Secretary for Constitutional & Mainland Affairs Janice Tse said the government received more than 16,000 submissions and is now working to consolidate views before publishing the formal document within September
Key Points
- The government said the two-month consultation period ended today, marking the close of public engagement on Hong Kong’s First Five-Year Plan
- Secretary for Constitutional & Mainland Affairs Janice Tse told reporters the community and sectoral stakeholders had treated the plan’s formulation seriously and offered detailed views
- Officials organised more than 100 consultation sessions during the exercise, with the Chief Executive personally leading about 30 meetings across industries and sectors
- As of today, the government had received over 16,000 submissions from sectors, stakeholders and members of the public from different backgrounds
- Tse said the plan is intended to help Hong Kong seize both international and national development opportunities and better integrate into the country’s overall development
Why It Matters
The consultation’s scale suggests the government wants the plan to carry broad policy weight across different sectors rather than remain an internal administrative exercise. Publication within September will be the next key test of how public input is translated into a formal roadmap for Hong Kong’s development and governance priorities