Chief Executive Carrie Lam has delivered the final Policy Address of her current term, where laid out a new blueprint for housing and land investment, as well as a restructuring of government departments. She also hailed a “new era” in Hong Kong, vowing more legislation to double down on national security concerns and integrate the city with China. Scroll down for our full coverage.
Why Hong Kong’s ethnic minority children struggle in Chinese-language classes
“The lack of appropriate teaching and learning materials has serious consequences for students in an education system where kindergarten is about much more than sandpits and singing,” writes Maggie Holmes.
Lam’s Northern Metropolis: Welcome to Hong Kong’s make-believe land of white elephants
A forecast of the number of households is the key to determining future housing needs, thus one would expect that these numbers are credible and solidly developed. However, a review of the government’s analysis does not give taxpayers much comfort, writes Tom Yam.
Time for Hong Kong to get serious: you can’t tackle the climate crisis AND build mega-towns
“Collectively, we are still behaving as if the environment is a ‘soft’ issue, an afterthought for days when we want to feel pious and not talk about ugly politics. It is not,” writes Ilaria Maria Sala.
Hong Kong Policy Address: What was missing – and what the omissions mean for the city’s future
Lantau Tomorrow Vision, the eradication of subdivided flats, Covid-19 policies, tourism subsidies and a possible “fake news” law were notably absent from Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s speech.
Absent phrases, rising trends: Key words from Chief Exec. Carrie Lam’s Policy Address speeches
“Development,” “land,” and “housing” remained the most popular terms in Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s five policy address speeches, whilst the phrase “universal suffrage” has never appeared.
Hong Kong Policy Address: Leader Carrie Lam urged to criminalise insults to police; gov’t studying scope of law
The chief executive pledged to speed up the preparatory work for the potential law, adding the government may report their progress to the upcoming legislative term.
Hong Kong Policy Address: Cost of Northern Metropolis ‘yet to be calculated,’ says Chief Exec. Carrie Lam, but it will be ‘profitable’
More than 900,000 homes for some 2.5 million people will be provided, Lam said.
Hong Kong Policy Address: Lam’s speech was aimed at Beijing and not Hongkongers, say democrats
Democratic Party leader Lo Kin-hei said: “We genuinely hope that this is her last Policy Address in her life, because Hong Kong people have had enough for this term.”
Hong Kong Policy Address: Emotional Carrie Lam hails ‘new era,’ vows to bolster national security measures
Chief Executive says legislation to outlaw “fake news” as well as insults to public officers is also being considered.
Hong Kong Policy Address: Plans for ‘Northern Metropolis’ to house 2.5 million people in New Territories
“It is the most vibrant area where urban development and major population growth of Hong Kong in the next 20 years will take place,” Carrie Lam said.
Hong Kong Policy Address: HK$240 billion pledge to combat climate crisis
Leader Carrie Lam says Hong Kong “must put words into action in addressing the crisis of extreme weather.”
Hong Kong Policy Address: New cybersecurity law to protect ‘critical infrastructure’
While it has yet to be determined which infrastructure or companies are considered critical, they may include public utilities, internet service providers and transport, government sources told HKFP.
Hong Kong Policy Address: Plans for gov’t restructuring unveiled to ‘meet social expectations’
Plans include setting up a new Cultural, Sports and Tourism Bureau and expanding the Innovation Technology Bureau into the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau.
Hong Kong Policy Address: Gov’t examining plan to allow Hongkongers in China to vote in Dec legislative election
An opinion poll conducted for HKFP showed that only 17 per cent of Hongkongers approve of the proposal.
Hong Kong Policy Address: New ‘mega courtroom’ to relieve shortage
Police have arrested some 10,200 people since the start in June 2019 of major protests against an extradition bill proposed by Chief Executive Carrie Lam.
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