Blue and green dominate policy address attire
SingTao · 1 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu delivered the last Policy Address of his current term on the morning of September 16, with the report’s cover remaining green for a fifth straight year. This year, he was also due to announce Hong Kong’s first five-year plan, whose cover is blue, creating a dual-colour theme inside the Legislative Council chamber. Officials and lawmakers responded with coordinated clothing and accessories, mixing green and blue in jackets, scarves, ties and lapel pins. The themed tie, scarf and five-year-plan badge were designed by teachers and students from the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong’s Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Fashion Design programme
Key Points
- The Policy Address cover has stayed green for five consecutive years, while Hong Kong’s first five-year plan uses a blue cover unveiled alongside it on September 16
- John Lee and his team again wore ties and scarves designed by a local tertiary institute, continuing a practice linked to the annual Policy Address appearance
- Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak Mei-kuen wore a green scarf and dark green blazer, while lawmakers Lam Lam and Priscilla Leung Mei-fun chose green jackets
- Priscilla Leung paired her green blazer with a blue scarf, while lawmakers Carmen Kan Wai-mun, Elizabeth Quat Pei-fan and Chan Man-ki wore blue blazers
- Among men, Chan Pui-leung wore a Legislative Council tie and badge plus a five-year-plan pin, while Bill Tang Ka-piu and Pokfulam? No source support, omit. Engineering-sector lawmaker Bok? Actually lawmaker Bill Tang not in source. Engineering-sector lawmaker Pok? No. Engineering-sector lawmaker Puk Kwok-ming and lawmaker Chow Ho-ding wore blue ties
Why It Matters
The colour coordination turned a formal policy occasion into a visual presentation of two linked agendas: the annual Policy Address and the newly introduced five-year plan. It also gave public visibility to locally designed ceremonial accessories, tying official political messaging to Hong Kong design education and the Northern Metropolis innovation narrative embedded in the tie and scarf concept