Hong Kong’s chief executive has met the business and innovation leaders advising him on the city’s strategic direction as part of drafting the first local five-year plan, with one adviser saying he was “inspired” by the high-powered group’s discussions. Speaking after the string of lunch meetings held over the past three days, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Thursday that the members of his Council of Advisers were confident the city would continue to give “full play” to its roles as a...
Holding a by-election to fill a seat vacated by former lawmaker William Wong Kam-fai after he resigned over a drink-driving arrest is a lower priority than preparing for three important polls over the next 18 months, Hong Kong’s leader has said. Weighing in on the issue for the first time nearly a month after Wong’s resignation, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu stressed that electoral authorities needed to weigh the “necessity of a poll”, alongside manpower and logistics in deciding whether to...
Greater social and political stability in Hong Kong will allow the city to hold high-profile celebratory events for the anniversary of the Communist Party’s establishment, analysts and politicians have said, encouraging residents to learn more about the party. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announced on Wednesday that the government would organise a series of celebratory activities in the city to mark the 105th anniversary of the party’s founding. Without elaborating on the details, Lee said...
The leadership of the Communist Party is a “fundamental safeguard” of Hong Kong’s prosperity, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has said amid celebrations to mark the 29th anniversary of the city’s return to Chinese rule and the 105th year of the party. The city leader on Wednesday also set priorities for the final year of his five-year term, stressing that he had changed the culture of the government during his four years in office and rolled out policies that delivered results. In a speech at...