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John Lee policy address 2025

John Lee policy address 2025
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu will deliver his fourth policy blueprint in September.
Local student admissions are not affected by the new scheme. Photo: Sam Tsang
Education in Hong Kong

40 Hong Kong semi-private schools eye more non-locals in education hub push

Direct Subsidy Scheme schools will be able to admit non-local students on a self-financing basis under new initiative.

Hong Kong economy

Editorial | New strategy for the Northern Metropolis may be a game changer

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong talent scheme: They came for jobs. Will they stay to buy homes?

Hong Kong economy

Swiss firm aims to help build Hong Kong as an international gold trading hub

Precious metals trader MKS PAMP joins a growing number of European firms that are expanding operations in the city.

MKS PAMP CEO James Emmett, centre, leads the opening of the Swiss firm’s regional headquarters in Hong Kong on Thursday, flanked by chief commercial officer Omar Liess and Angelica Leung, InvestHK’s head of consumer products. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Hong Kong must ensure labour import scheme does its job

Policymakers should make sure the scheme addresses the worker shortage in certain industries while also preventing abuse and keeping options open for local talent.

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s semi-private schools eye Southeast Asia as source of extra students

Direct Subsidy Scheme schools announce enrolment strategy to capitalise on government scheme to offer extra spots for non-local pupils.

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John Lee

Letters | When it comes to halal inclusivity, John Lee is listening

Readers discuss an exchange with the Hong Kong chief executive, support for mainland Chinese mothers, and the US president’s surprise at China’s rare earth export controls.

A crowd throngs the Halal Food Festival 2025@Yau Tsim Mong along the Park Lane Shopper’s Boulevard in Tsim Sha Tsui on April 19. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | Yuan boost eyed as Hong Kong’s mainland China spending hits HK$5 billion

Authorities are now exploring ways to increase mainland China payments in renminbi and expand its use.

Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong lawmakers back Lee’s blueprint, but raise fears over labour imports

Legislators point to jobless rate and call for quotas for certain sectors, stressing that concerns of Hongkongers deserve to be addressed.

Hong Kong society

Letters | Cash transfusion not a cure for Hong Kong couples’ reluctance to have children

Readers discuss government efforts to boost the city’s fertility rate, a church’s conflict with an international school, and China’s attitude to its past.

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Parents with with their child in a shopping mall in Tsim Sha Tsui on September 19. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong politics

Opinion | Think through what it means to discipline Hong Kong’s top civil servants

Unlike ministers, civil servants forced out do not have another career to fall back on but must start again.

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People ride the escalators at Hong Kong’s government offices in Tamar on January 6. Photo: Jelly Tse
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong urged to regulate private schools in line with subsidised institutions

Private and international schools should have to regularly disclose their finances and adhere to a self-evaluation checklist, lawmaker says.

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Education in Hong Kong

Opinion | All-round approach needed as Hong Kong classrooms open to world

The city has the world-class universities, language and location. It now needs to combine these with inclusive teaching and well-being support.

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Hong Kong housing

Opinion | Help elderly Hongkongers free up prime housing for younger generations

City’s land resources could be used far more efficiently if living spaces were aligned with residents’ needs and life stages.

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Hong Kong economy

Letters | What Hong Kong must do to truly harness the pet economy’s potential

Readers discuss a proposed scheme to allow pet dogs in restaurants, increasing accountability in the bureaucracy, and museums in deficit.

People have a meal with their dog at a restaurant in New Town Plaza in Sha Tin on September 21. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong society

Letters | Hong Kong leader’s policy address pushed right buttons on mental health

Readers discuss mental health-related measures in the policy blueprint, the closure of kindergartens during inclement weather, and preserving Hong Kong’s food culture.

Hong Kong property

Hong Kong schools turn to property investment as city eyes education hub status

The demand and interest coming from the education segment is bringing some relief to Hong Kong’s struggling commercial real estate sector.

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Northern Metropolis

Opinion | To succeed, Northern Metropolis should learn from Silicon Valley model

Government guidance must set the stage, top local universities must star in the show and the market ecosystem must be cultivated for support.

The Northern Metropolis is Hong Kong’s moon shot project. If successful, it will become more than a new town; it will be Hong Kong’s new economic engine. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong to look for early lung cancer signs with new AI screening tools

Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau also says medical fee waiver scheme will be expanded to cover up to 2 million residents.

Hong Kong tourism

Editorial | Hong Kong’s tourism goals show city’s commitment to innovation

Proposals to promote luxury tours and better utilise museums and public beaches could improve experiences for both visitors and residents.

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Cash-for-residency scheme must not worsen housing market for locals

Talent scheme an example of how government must balance deepening of talent pool with prioritising needs of Hongkongers.

Hong Kong as seen from Victoria Peak. Market analysts predicted a boost in demand for luxury homes following Hong Kong’s easing of the property investment requirements in its cash-for-residency scheme. Photo: EPA
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong could link proposed teacher certificate to living in city: minister

Proposed certificate is new requirement floated in Chief Executive John Lee’s policy address last week.

The Education Bureau will explore amending the Education Ordinance to introduce the teacher practising certificate and regular renewal requirements. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong society

Letters | How new accountability system for Hong Kong civil servants can be impactful

Readers discuss the accountability system proposed in the chief executive’s policy address, and funding for foreign language learning in schools.

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | How AI can catalyse Hong Kong’s next big economic take-off

The policy address placed AI at the heart of economic strategy. It is time to match ambition with execution.

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Social media

Editorial | Hong Kong’s plan to review screen time guidelines for children is sensible

The challenge will be to ensure new recommendations are embraced and applied, providing young people with greater protection.

Students look at their phones as seniors read newspapers, at the Xiqu Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui on October 14, 2024. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong politics

Opinion | John Lee’s policy address leaves some big questions unanswered

The chief executive’s focus on expediting development of the Northern Metropolis risks overlooking other important areas.

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Chief Executive John Lee holds a question and answer session on his 2025 policy address at the Legislative Council building in Admiralty on September 18. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong

Hong Kong business chamber spearheads local, mainland Chinese firms’ push abroad

Federation of Hong Kong Industries to lead delegations to Osaka and Hangzhou on the back of recent Vietnam trip highlighted in policy address.

Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong to expand driverless vehicle testing at 3 locations this year

Vehicles will be trialled at SkyCity, Kai Tak development area and extension of existing North Lantau project, transport secretary says.

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