Hong Kong’s John Lee to hold first town hall meeting ahead of policy address

Initiative is part of city leader’s pledge in July to gather public views on growing economy and improving livelihoods

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Chief Executive John Lee will deliver his next policy address in October. Photo: Sam Tsang

Published: 12:40pm, 17 Aug 2024Updated: 5:10pm, 17 Aug 2024

Hong Kong’s leader is set to attend a town hall meeting on Sunday, his first such event to gauge public views in the run-up to his annual policy address in October.

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announced the public consultation drive in July, pledging to hold more than 40 meetings, alongside two community gatherings, to collect ideas on how to grow the economy and improve people’s livelihoods.

“My team and I have attended more than 20 in-person and online consultation sessions one month after the public consultation for the policy address was launched, and next, we will be going to the community to have face-to-face interactions with residents,” Lee wrote on his Facebook page on Saturday.

“[On Sunday], we will hold a town hall in Tai Po in which every minister and I will, in a format of group discussions, have in-depth exchanges with the public and listen carefully to everyone’s views and suggestions.”

The session is expected to be a closed-doors event at a school in the district in the morning but also be broadcast live.

Lee previously stated that the enactment of the domestic national security law in March had paved the way for the city to focus on developing the economy and strengthening people’s livelihoods.

Hong Kong’s John Lee to hold first town hall meeting ahead of policy address

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}Initiative is part of city leader’s pledge in July to gather public views on growing economy and improving livelihoods

Initiative is part of city leader’s pledge in July to gather public views on growing economy and improving livelihoods