Chief executive’s policy address 2017

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor delivers her maiden policy address on October 11, 2017.

Employers in Hong Kong will have to pay HK$84 million more a year if paternity leave is increased to five days. Photo: Alamy

Hong Kong proposes to increase paternity leave from three days to five

Legislators on manpower panel describe amendment as ‘conservative’ and ‘lagging behind international standards’.

15 Jun 2018 - 10:50pm 11

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22 Apr 2018 - 11:15pm 21

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26 Feb 2018 - 11:16am 10

Chief Executive Carrie Lam answers questions at a programme hosted by the Federation of Youth Groups during the Hong Kong Book Fair, at the Convention and Exhibition Centre on July 20. Photo: Nora Tam

How Hong Kong can harness youth power to create future leaders

20 Dec 2017 - 7:25pm

Green-top minibuses are run as franchises while red-tops are not. Photo: Edward Wong

Commuter subsidy scheme extended to tune of HK$2.3b a year

12 Dec 2017 - 11:01pm 3

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor attends Legislative Council Q&A session on policy address. Photo: Felix Wong

Motion of thanks quaint but meaningless

13 Nov 2017 - 1:47am 4

Many residents have been waiting years to get into public housing. Photo: Edward Wong

Hong Kong public housing policy still failing low income families

6 Nov 2017 - 11:05am 2

Chief Executive Carrie Lam arrives for a discussion with students about policy address initiatives, at the Federation of Youth Groups Jockey Club Media 21 venue in Aberdeen, on October 16. Photo: Sam Tsang

Carrie Lam’s youth engagement bid is admirable, but will it work?

5 Nov 2017 - 7:03pm 1

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam visits the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups booth during the Book Fair at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in July. Photo: Nora Tam

Revamped think tank will drive policy innovation in Hong Kong

3 Nov 2017 - 7:03pm 1

Fanny Law says Hong Kong still needs time to adopt a more open mindset towards hiring foreign professionals. Photo: Sam Tsang

‘Open up city to foreign talent or risk lagging behind in innovation’

1 Nov 2017 - 10:47pm 8

General photos of civil servants at Central Government Offices in Tamar. Photo: Felix Wong

Civil service must be lean and responsive

29 Oct 2017 - 1:47am 8

The will to take on entrenched interests is nowhere to be found in Carrie Lam’s policy address. Photo: AFP

Unlike Xi, Carrie Lam fails to deliver when it matters

28 Oct 2017 - 8:12pm 5

Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor attends a phone-in programme about policy address at RTHK. Photo: Edward Wong

Policy unit being put back in its place

28 Oct 2017 - 1:30am 4

Carrie Lam announced earlier this month that the government would hire ‘20 to 30 young people’ to join the revamped policy unit. Photo: David Wong

Bumper pay packets up for grabs at Carrie Lam’s new think tank

27 Oct 2017 - 7:32am 6

Chief Executive Carrie Lam attends the Canadian Chamber Luncheon on Monday. The two tax measures Lam announced in her policy address signal a competitive new direction for Hong Kong’s tax system: using tax policies to strategically support economic growth. Photo: Edward Wong

Hong Kong is right to rethink taxes to encourage growth opportunities

24 Oct 2017 - 7:14pm 1

Hong Kong is awash in money yet some one million people – 14 per cent of the population – live below the poverty line. Photo: AFP

Broaden the safety net for those in need

24 Oct 2017 - 1:12am 1

Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor speaks at the lunch held by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Admiralty. Photo: Edward Wong

‘Hong Kong should tone down laissez-faire business attitude’

24 Oct 2017 - 2:51pm 8

Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said corporate taxes would not be cut across the board. Photo: Dickson Lee

Financial chief dashes hopes for wide-ranging corporate tax cuts

23 Oct 2017 - 11:27pm 5

Our Hong Kong Foundation said that the premium a subsidised flat owner needs to pay the government to fully privatise the flat should not be linked with market inflation. Photo: Nora Tam

Bid to break chains of housing market to boost ownership

23 Oct 2017 - 11:27pm 5

Rather than being proud to state that the ageing population is not a threat to Hong Kong’s public finances, we should be asking the government why it isn’t. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong’s ‘cheap’ elderly care is nothing to be proud of

23 Oct 2017 - 8:44pm 6

Chief Executive Carrie Lam talks about her policy address during a Commercial Radio interview in Kowloon Tong on October 14. Photo: Edward Wong

Hong Kong needs active governance and Carrie Lam can deliver

22 Oct 2017 - 5:30pm

The new electronic ID is expected to be launched within two years but will not replace the existing resident ID card (pictured). Photo: Antony Dickson

Hong Kong looks to avoid past mistakes with ‘e-ID’ roll-out

21 Oct 2017 - 11:14pm 3

Hong Kong government headquarters are located near Admiralty. Photo: Felix Wong

‘National studies for city’s civil servants is not brainwashing’

21 Oct 2017 - 11:14pm 8

HK$45 billion funding praised as ‘good start’ but call goes out to nurture talent and offer better career opportunities for young researchers

‘Boosting R&D in Hong Kong not just about pumping in money’

21 Oct 2017 - 11:14pm

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves the Legislative Council chamber after delivering her policy address on October 11. Photo: Bloomberg

Housing policy will benefit developers more than Hong Kong families

19 Oct 2017 - 7:32pm 2

Young Hongkongers with Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor. Photo: Nora Tam

Hong Kong government recruits youth for policymaking input

18 Oct 2017 - 10:39pm 2

The police force accounts for the biggest proportion of the civil service, at 19.8 per cent. Photo: Nora Tam

‘Drop in the ocean’: civil servants take aim at planned headcount rise

15 Oct 2017 - 11:28pm 9

For many young families, owning a home in Hong Kong is an impossible dream. Photo: Edward Wong

How Hong Kong’s Starter Homes scheme compares globally

16 Oct 2017 - 11:19am 19

Chief Executive Carrie Lam attends a phone-in programme at RTHK in Kowloon Tong last Friday. Photo: Edward Wong

Savvy Carrie Lam shows she knows her politics as well as policy

15 Oct 2017 - 6:37pm 1

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