Hong Kong previews five-year plan on AI, demographics, security

Hong Kong media published a series of previews ahead of the September 16, 2026 announcement of the city's five-year plan, covering AI competitiveness, an ageing population with job losses, and national security concerns with Beijing.

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Hong Kong is lagging in the AI race – can it raise its game, and how?

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In the third of our series of previews on the five-year plan and policy address, to be announced on September 16, Leopold Chen and Theodora Yu look at how the city can raise its game and expand the adoption of artificial intelligence. Read part one here and part two here. Spotting bags of construction waste illegally dumped near a temporary refuse collection point in Hong Kong’s Southern district

How to solve Hong Kong’s triple whammy: ageing population, baby dearth and job losses?

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In the fourth of our series of previews on the five-year plan and policy address, to be announced on September 16, Fiona Sun and Edith Lin analyse how to improve livelihoods in the city by tackling the impact of demographic changes and technological advancement. Read part one here, part two here and part three here. Twenty-eight-year-old Hong Kong resident Fong and his wife want to have a child bu

Beijing’s ‘trust issue’ with Hong Kong and what the city can promise in its 5-year plan

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In the final instalment of our series of previews on the five-year plan and policy address, to be announced on September 16, Natalie Wong and Matthew Cheng look at how national security spans areas such as finance and technology and what Hong Kong must do to earn Beijing’s trust. Read part one here, part two here, part three here and part four here. With the recent sentencing of former leaders of