bodyType

customContents

entityId

printArticlePageQuery

filter

article

body

urlAlias

articleSectionsContent

articleSeoArticle

articleSourceHeaderArticle

contentSchemaRenderContent

contentSubHeadlineContent

contentHeadlineContent

mainImagePrintArticleArticle

authorBlockPrintArticleArticle

contentSponsorTagContent

articlePianoPaywallContent

scmpYoutubeContent

hooksTrackPageViewArticle

query printArticlePageQuery(
  $entityId: String!
  $customContents: [CustomContentInput]
  $bodyType: BodyFormatTypeEnum
) {
  article(filter: {entityId: $entityId}) {
    entityId
    body(customContents: $customContents, type: $bodyType) {
      json
    }
    urlAlias
    ...articleSectionsContent
    ...articleSeoArticle_3o8td4
    ...articleSourceHeaderArticle
    ...contentSchemaRenderContent
    ...contentSubHeadlineContent
    ...contentHeadlineContent
    ...mainImagePrintArticleArticle
    ...authorBlockPrintArticleArticle
    ...contentSponsorTagContent
    ...articlePianoPaywallContent
    ...scmpYoutubeContent
    ...hooksTrackPageViewArticle
    id
  }
}

fragment articlePianoPaywallContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksPaywallPromiseContent
}

fragment articleSectionsContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  sections {
    value {
      ...helpersCheckIfNewsSectionInFirstIndexSection
      ...entityLink
      name
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment articleSeoArticle_3o8td4 on Article {
  ...hooksArticleSeoArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersGetArticleTypeArticle
  entityId
  publishedDate
  updatedDate
  summary {
    text
  }
  subHeadline {
    text
  }
  body(customContents: $customContents, type: $bodyType) {
    text
  }
  keywords
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  topics {
    name
    entityId
    id
  }
  urlAlias
  authors {
    name
    id
  }
  images {
    style(filter: {style: "768x768"}) {
      url
    }
  }
  readingTime
}

fragment articleSourceHeaderArticle on Article {
  urlAlias
  ...entityLink
}

fragment authorBlockPrintArticleArticle on Article {
  ...defaultArticleDateContent
  ...authorNamesArticle
}

fragment authorNameAuthor on Author {
  ...entityLink
  name
  entityUuid
}

fragment authorNamesArticle on Article {
  authorLocations
  authors {
    entityId
    location
    ...authorNameAuthor
    id
  }
}

fragment blockquoteQuoteContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...contentShareWidgetContent
}

fragment checkersCheckContentContainsStarlingImageContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment contentHeadlineContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  headline
  socialHeadline
  ...contentHeadlineTagContent
  ...helpersUseContentSponsorContent
}

fragment contentHeadlineTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksContentHeadlineTagContent
}

fragment contentNewsletterWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    relatedNewsletters {
      ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
      id
    }
    id
  }
  sections {
    value {
      relatedNewsletters {
        ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
        id
      }
      id
    }
  }
  ... on Article {
    relatedNewsletters {
      ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment contentSchemaRenderContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...blockquoteQuoteContent
  ...imageContent
  ...inlineWidgetContent
  ...photoGalleryWidgetContent
  ...scmpYoutubeContent
}

fragment contentShareWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  urlAlias
  shortUrl
  socialHeadline
  headline
}

fragment contentSponsorTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...helpersUseContentSponsorContent
}

fragment contentSubHeadlineContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  subHeadline {
    json
  }
  summary {
    json
  }
  ...contentSchemaRenderContent
}

fragment defaultArticleDateContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksArticleDateUtilsContent
}

fragment entityLink on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  __typename
  entityId
  entityUuid
  urlAlias
  urlRedirect {
    toUrl
    id
  }
  application {
    entityId
    id
  }
  ... on Section {
    fullSectionPath {
      entityId
      id
    }
    parentSection
  }
  ...helpersAppBarVariantBase
  ...helpersApplicationBase
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusArticle
  ...helpersStyleSectionContent
}

fragment helpersAppBarVariantBase on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  ...helpersCheckIsLiveArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  ...helpersSectionContent
  ...helpersStyleSectionContent
}

fragment helpersApplicationBase on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusPage
}

fragment helpersCheckIfNewsSectionInFirstIndexSection on Section {
  name
}

fragment helpersCheckIsAmpEnabledArticle on Article {
  entityId
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  disableOffPlatformContent
  sponsorType
  published
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
}

fragment helpersCheckIsLiveArticle on Article {
  flattenTypeIds
  liveArticle {
    status
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsMainTopicContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPlusArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ... on Article {
    paywallTypes {
      entityUuid
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPlusPage on Page {
  urlAlias
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle on Article {
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle on Article {
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostiesPage on Page {
  urlAlias
}

fragment helpersCheckIsStyleArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersGetArticleTypeArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ... on Article {
    types {
      value {
        entityId
        id
      }
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter on Newsletter {
  entityId
  name
  alternativeName
  description {
    text
  }
  summary {
    text
  }
  homepageDescription {
    text
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizeArticleTypeEntityIdsArticle on Article {
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizeAuthorTypesArticle on Article {
  authors {
    types
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizedAuthorEntityIdsArticle on Article {
  authors {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersSectionContent on Section {
  fullSectionPath {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersStyleSectionContent on Section {
  fullSectionPath {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersUseContentSponsorContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    sponsor {
      ...sponsorTagSponsor
      name
      type
      id
    }
    id
  }
  ... on Article {
    sponsorType
  }
  ...helpersCheckIsMainTopicContent
}

fragment hooksArticleDateUtilsContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  createdDate
  publishedDate
  updatedDate
}

fragment hooksArticleSeoArticle on Article {
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  ...hooksContentHeadlineTagContent
  ...helpersCheckIsAmpEnabledArticle
  entityId
  headline
  socialHeadline
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  authors {
    entityId
    id
  }
  images {
    generic_og: style(filter: {style: "og_image_scmp_generic"}) {
      url
    }
    styles(filter: {styles: ["og_image_posties_article", "og_postmag", "og_image_style", "og_image_scmp_analysis", "og_image_scmp_explainer", "og_image_scmp_editorial", "og_image_scmp_fact_check", "og_image_scmp_debate", "og_image_scmp_live", "og_image_scmp_obituary", "og_image_scmp_opinion", "og_image_scmp_review", "og_image_scmp_series", "og_image_scmp_generic"]}) {
      url
      style
    }
    type
  }
  urlAlias
}

fragment hooksContentHeadlineTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  __typename
  ... on Article {
    types {
      value {
        name
        entityId
        description {
          text
        }
        id
      }
    }
    ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  }
  flag
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  ...hooksContentHelperContent
}

fragment hooksContentHelperContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...helpersSanitizeArticleTypeEntityIdsArticle
  ...helpersSanitizeAuthorTypesArticle
  ...helpersSanitizedAuthorEntityIdsArticle
  flag
}

fragment hooksPaywallPromiseContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
}

fragment hooksTrackPageViewArticle on Article {
  entityId
  publishedDate
  headline
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  urlAlias
  authors {
    name
    id
  }
  entityUuid
}

fragment imageContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  headline
  ...checkersCheckContentContainsStarlingImageContent
}

fragment inlineWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...contentNewsletterWidgetContent
}

fragment mainImagePrintArticleArticle on Article {
  images {
    title
    url
    isSlideshow
    size_652x446: style(filter: {style: "652x446"}) {
      url
    }
  }
}

fragment photoGalleryDialogContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  __typename
  ...contentShareWidgetContent
}

fragment photoGalleryWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...photoGalleryDialogContent
}

fragment scmpYoutubeContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  urlAlias
  publishedDate
}

fragment sponsorTagSponsor on Sponsor {
  name
  type
  images {
    url
  }
}


sections

types

disableOffPlatformContent

sponsorType

published

headline

socialHeadline

authors

images

publishedDate

updatedDate

summary

subHeadline

keywords

topics

readingTime

authorLocations

entityUuid

Tony Cheung

Natalie Wong

Hong Kong must work closely with Shenzhen and other neighbours over the border on technological innovation to stay relevant, according to analysts, after Communist Party leaders on Thursday made self-sufficiency in that field a top priority for the Chinese nation.
A communique issued at the conclusion of the fifth plenum, a major four-day meeting of the country’s top decision-makers, also vowed that Beijing would ensure the long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong and Macau, but made no other direct reference to the international finance hub.
The document focused on the central government’s 14th five-year plan, which charts China’s economic and political course from next year to 2025, with progress in technology at its centre.
“We must insist on innovation as the core of our country’s modernisation … and consider technological self-sustainability as the strategic pillar of national development,” the statement read.

China’s relationship with the United States has deteriorated in recent years, with Washington looking to its European allies to help it counter Beijing’s rise as a technological power.
Hong Kong was only specifically mentioned at the end of the communique, saying: “We must also maintain the long-term prosperity of Hong Kong and Macau, and foster the peaceful development of cross-strait ties and unification of the motherland.”
Lau Siu-kai, vice-president of the semi-official think tank, the Chinese Association of Hong Kong and Macau Studies, said the brief reference to Hong Kong did not mean that the city had been marginalised.
“Hong Kong, as an international financial hub, still has a key role to play in helping Beijing reshape world order through the Belt and Road Initiative,” he said, referring to the strategy of linking economies into a China-centred trading network.
Lau urged the city’s leaders to formulate policies to better involve local businesses in national planning, with Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor due to travel to Beijing on Wednesday to seek support for strategies to accelerate Hong Kong’s economic recovery.

The bulletin’s passing mention of Hong Kong, Lau argued, also showed that the city had been on the right track in delivering on the various policy instructions raised in the communique from a year ago, including “the establishment and improvement of legal systems and enforcement mechanisms to safeguard national security”.
With the June 30 imposition on Hong Kong of the Beijing-decreed national security law, the latest communique noted that national security had been “strengthened comprehensively” over the past five years.
Key annual meeting could hold answers about Hong Kong’s future
The country must also insist on looking at the overall picture when it came to national security, and upgrade its systems and capabilities related to safeguarding it, the statement added.
Tam Yiu-chung, Hong Kong’s sole delegate on the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, China’s top legislative body, said it was a “positive message” that Beijing had committed to protecting Hong Kong’s long-term prosperity and stability.


“Hong Kong will continue to have an important role in the Greater Bay Area, it must continue to work with mainland [Chinese] cities such as Shenzhen, and to integrate itself with the mainland,” he said.
Under the bay area project, Beijing aims to turn Hong Kong, Macau, Shenzhen and eight other Guangdong cities into a financial and technological hub rivalling California’s Silicon Valley by 2035.
China’s leaders start major policy meeting to chart course for future
When the Communist Party issued its communique in October 2015, ahead of the implementation of its 13th five-year plan, it pledged to “elevate the status and functions of Hong Kong and Macau in the country’s economic development and opening up”.
Last year, the party’s communique from the fifth plenum, which is held annually, also pledged to uphold “one country, two systems”, the principle under which Hong Kong is promised a measure of autonomy.


Witman Hung Wai-man, a Hong Kong deputy to China’s legislature, the National People’s Congress, said even though such phrases were not repeated in the latest communique, Beijing would continue to support Hong Kong and value the city.
“Apart from attracting talent from abroad, Hong Kong’s designers and professionals can also help mainland companies to create new brands, as the country boosts domestic consumption,” he said.
China sets out road map for the future as policy meeting ends
But Johnny Lau Yui-siu, a veteran China watcher, said the absence of undertakings to uphold one country, two systems in this year’s communique reflected that Beijing viewed Hong Kong’s unique political model as less significant in the country’s development.
“Beijing increasingly believes that Hong Kong’s model cannot be replicated in Taiwan, while the development of other Chinese cities as financial hubs have also diminished Hong Kong’s importance,” he said.
Amid the escalating tensions between China and the US, he said he expected Beijing to impose new national security measures in the city to prevent Hong Kong becoming a base for foreign interference in the nation’s affairs.
Additional reporting by Gary Cheung


How does Hong Kong stay relevant in China’s new technological era? Innovation holds the key, analysts say

Hong Kong was referred to once in a Communist Party communique focusing on driving forward the nation as a technology powerhouse. Photo: EPA-EFE

General view of Shenzhen in the Greater Bay Area. 28APR19 SCMP/ Martin Chan

(201029) -- BEIJING, Oct. 29, 2020 (Xinhua) -- The fifth plenary session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is held in Beijing, capital of China, from Oct. 26 to 29, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

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Communist Party leadership declares self-sufficiency in technology a core element of China’s modernisation
Beijing promises to uphold Hong Kong prosperity, stability in fifth plenum communique, but no mention of ‘one country, two systems’ as previously referred to



Communist Party leadership declares self-sufficiency in technology a core element of China’s modernisation.


How does Hong Kong stay relevant in China’s new technological era? Innovation holds the key, analysts say

Communist Party leadership declares self-sufficiency in technology a core element of China’s modernisation Beijing promises to uphold Hong Kong prosperity, stability in fifth plenum communique, but no mention of ‘one country, two systems’ as previously referred to

Communist Party leadership declares self-sufficiency in technology a core element of China’s modernisation

Beijing promises to uphold Hong Kong prosperity, stability in fifth plenum communique, but no mention of ‘one country, two systems’ as previously referred to