Chief Executive John Lee today said that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s First Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development (2026-2030) and the 2026 Policy Address will be released on September 16.

Mr Lee noted that releasing the Policy Address immediately after the announcement of Hong Kong's First Five-Year Plan aims to help the public better understand the close interconnection between the two documents.

“Hong Kong's First Five-Year Plan sets out the blueprint for the city's economic and social development over the next five years, and is a forward-looking, strategic and directional guiding document. The Policy Address serves as an annual report on the Chief Executive's implementation of Hong Kong's First Five-Year Plan and sets out the key policy priorities for the year in response to the prevailing circumstances. The two are inextricably related,” he said.

Mr Lee remarked that by reading Hong Kong's First Five-Year Plan alongside the Policy Address, the public can more easily see how the Government will introduce policy initiatives in 2026 to advance the direction and strategies set out in the plan.

He stated that he will establish various indicators as annual milestones in the Policy Address, and subsequently formulate the policy initiatives, key policy priorities and major projects each year by taking into account the international environment, economic projections and the latest dynamics in realising the blueprint.

Mr Lee will announce Hong Kong's First Five-Year Plan at a Legislative Council (LegCo) meeting, which will be immediately followed by the release of the Policy Address.

“I am grateful to the President of the LegCo for supporting my proposal and for scheduling a special meeting on September 16 to allow the LegCo and the public to have an early understanding of the contents of the two documents. I will also attend the Chief Executive's Interactive Exchange Question and Answer Session at the LegCo the following day.”

He will also hold a press conference on the afternoon of September 16 and attend a television forum in the evening to elaborate further on Hong Kong's First Five-Year Plan and the Policy Address.