RTHK is producing a new show in collaboration with Ta Kung Pao and Wen Wei Po. A sample…
Chief Executive John Lee has said Hong Kong role [sic] in the nation’s 15th Five-Year Plan has been “upgraded” – in what he says is an encouraging development that demonstrates the country’s recognition of the SAR’s potential.
While the previous Five-Year Plan had directed Hong Kong to better integrate into the country’s overall development, the latest development blueprint adopted in March 2026 says the SAR should also “serve” national development and gives explicit support for the territory to expedite the development of the Northern Metropolis.
In an interview for a new RTHK TV programme produced jointly with the Ta Kung Wen Wei Media Group, Lee said this demonstrates the nation’s affirmation of Hong Kong’s contributions.
“This is definitely a positive change, and I find it very encouraging,” Lee told Vision 15: Hong Kong’s Chapter.
Take a quick look at the composition of the pic. Everything in it is bland, save for one (and it is just one) item, which happens to occupy the central position. Someone is taking this quite seriously.
Will people pay more attention to the Election Committee subsector ordinary elections on November 22? HKFP reports the exercise will cost HK$260 million. Last time, in 2021, just under 4,400 people voted for ‘subsector’ representatives who form part of the Election Committee, which ‘elects’ the Chief Executive – from a field of one.
The Standard adds…
The Electoral Affairs Office is studying arrangements for polling stations, including setting up a dedicated station for those remanded or detained by law enforcement agencies other than the Correctional Services Department. Dedicated stations may also be set up inside correctional institutions for inmates and remand prisoners, with voting hours from 9am to 4pm.
And in case you’re worried that the system might be overloaded…
The electronic poll register system will be enhanced with a “three-level confirmation” mechanism, with reviews by core system development and technical advisory committees, as well as independent load and stress testing by a third-party contractor.