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Lee picks green to stress hope, liveliness, stability
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has chosen green as the cover color for his maiden policy address tomorrow.
Lee said it represents hope, liveliness, harmony and stability.
Lee shared a video on Facebook summarizing his preparation for his first "citizens' policy address" and a sneak peak at its cover design.
His predecessor Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor opted for sky blue for all five of her addresses.
Lee chose pear green for the cover, which has the SAR emblem on the top and a line stating "People's Republic of China Hong Kong Special Administrative Region." On the lower half is a forest-green box with words in white.
In a voiceover for the video, Lee said: "I wish the policy address can bring citizens confidence as I believe Hong Kong's future is full of hope.
"I've thought through and through what kind of policy address people are looking forward to, what they are concerned with and their expectations for Hong Kong.
"The government will be proactively creating opportunities, charge Hong Kong with endless energy and establish a more harmonious and stable city."
Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said Lee will introduce measures to attract foreign enterprises and talent.
At a fintech event yesterday, Chan said the world has only one Hong Kong and it will not go away, after a global financial magazine published an article entitled "Which city will be the next Hong Kong."
Sources said Lee will announce a team or office designated for talent acquisition.
It will study incentives, such as education welfare for expat children.
A mainlander who had worked in Hong Kong for a year after graduating from a local university with a master's degree told a television interview that living and housing costs in Hong Kong are too high, and many mainlanders could not bear to stay in the SAR for seven years before obtaining permanent residency.
He hoped authorities could shorten the seven-year requirement.
Meanwhile, lawmaker Edward Lau Kwok-fun yesterday proposed that authorities turn the Northern Metropolis project into a "15-minute living circle" with at least 20 railway stations.
The DAB lawmaker said there were no railway stations in new development regions in Fan Ling north and Yuen Long south and that authorities should extend the network to these regions with a considerable population.
Lee's address is expected to unveil six infrastructure projects - three railway lines and three highways.
The projects will be part of the Hong Kong-Shenzhen West Rail Link.
Lee shared a video on Facebook summarizing his preparation for his first "citizens' policy address" and a sneak peak at its cover design.
His predecessor Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor opted for sky blue for all five of her addresses.
Lee chose pear green for the cover, which has the SAR emblem on the top and a line stating "People's Republic of China Hong Kong Special Administrative Region." On the lower half is a forest-green box with words in white.
In a voiceover for the video, Lee said: "I wish the policy address can bring citizens confidence as I believe Hong Kong's future is full of hope.
"I've thought through and through what kind of policy address people are looking forward to, what they are concerned with and their expectations for Hong Kong.
"The government will be proactively creating opportunities, charge Hong Kong with endless energy and establish a more harmonious and stable city."
Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said Lee will introduce measures to attract foreign enterprises and talent.
At a fintech event yesterday, Chan said the world has only one Hong Kong and it will not go away, after a global financial magazine published an article entitled "Which city will be the next Hong Kong."
Sources said Lee will announce a team or office designated for talent acquisition.
It will study incentives, such as education welfare for expat children.
A mainlander who had worked in Hong Kong for a year after graduating from a local university with a master's degree told a television interview that living and housing costs in Hong Kong are too high, and many mainlanders could not bear to stay in the SAR for seven years before obtaining permanent residency.
He hoped authorities could shorten the seven-year requirement.
Meanwhile, lawmaker Edward Lau Kwok-fun yesterday proposed that authorities turn the Northern Metropolis project into a "15-minute living circle" with at least 20 railway stations.
The DAB lawmaker said there were no railway stations in new development regions in Fan Ling north and Yuen Long south and that authorities should extend the network to these regions with a considerable population.
Lee's address is expected to unveil six infrastructure projects - three railway lines and three highways.
The projects will be part of the Hong Kong-Shenzhen West Rail Link.
