Policy Address

The National 13th Five-Year Plan

30.          The Government attaches great importance to the National 13th Five-Year Plan and is participating actively in preparatory work under the principle of “one country, two systems”.  The Steering Committee on Co-operation with the Mainland chaired by the Chief Secretary for Administration has been providing steer to and co-ordinating with relevant departments on relevant work. 

31.         The Proposal on Formulating the National 13th Five-Year Plan promulgated by the Central Authorities in November last year expressed clear support for Hong Kong in leveraging our unique advantages to enhance our role and functions in our country’s economic development and opening up to other countries, as well as in consolidating our status as international financial, transportation and trade centres, and in participating in our country’s two-way opening up and in the Belt and Road Initiative.  The Proposal clearly supports Hong Kong in strengthening our status as the global offshore RMB business hub and in promoting high value-added financing services, business and commerce, logistics and professional services, etc..  At the same time, the Proposal states that the Mainland will step up efforts to further open up its markets to Hong Kong and Macao and expedite development of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao co-operation with particular regard to Qianhai, Nansha and Hengqin, etc., and enhance co-operation and exchanges between the Mainland and Hong Kong/Macao in the areas of social policies, livelihood issues, technology, culture, education, environmental protection, etc., as well as deepen regional co-operation in the Pan-Pearl River Delta Region.

32.         In line with the policy of “what the country needs, what Hong Kong is good at”, the Chief Secretary for Administration will continue to lead various departments to fully demonstrate our role as the “super-connector” for our country, actively implement related policies and grasp new opportunities in the coming five years.

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