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Hong Kong's leader, Lee, announced that he will unveil the city's first 5-year plan and annual policy address together on September 16. He stated that presenting both documents simultaneously will help the public understand how they relate to each other, with the 5-year plan setting direction and the policy address implementing it. No specific details about the content of either document were provided in the announcement. Lee's remarks came after a visit to lower-income households to gather public views on elderly care policies, which he emphasized will prioritize supporting older people and their carers.

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Hong Kong's leader, Lee, will unveil the city's first five-year plan and its annual policy address on September 16. This is an attempt to show how the five-year plan sets direction and the policy address implements it. The plan and address will be presented at the Legislative Council on September 16, with a question and answer session following the next day. Lee made these remarks after visiting low-income households and inspecting community services for the elderly as part of public consultations.

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He made the remarks after visiting residents from lower-income households and inspecting community services for the elderly as part of public consultations ahead of his annual policy address, pledging to ease the burden on older people and their carers to support ageing in place. “Enabling elderly people to live healthily and with dignity in familiar communities is an important direction of our elderly care policy,” Lee said in a social media post after the visit.

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🔮 Hong Kong’s leader says releasing both documents together will show how the five-year plan sets direction and the policy address implements it Hong Kong will unveil its first five-year plan and annual policy address on September 16, the city’s leader has announced, as he visited residents from lower-income households and inspected community services to gather public views.

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Hong Kong’s first 5-year plan, policy address to be unveiled on September 16 · assertive framing

Hong Kong’s leader says releasing both documents together will show how the five-year plan sets direction and the policy address implements it Hong Kong will unveil its first five-year plan and annual policy address on September 16, the city’s leader has announced, as he visited residents from lower-income households and inspected community services to gather public views. asserted

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“Members of the public may not fully understand [their connection]; after careful consideration and to help everyone better understand their interconnected relationship, if the public can look at the two documents together, they will see how the five-year plan sets the directional requirements and guidance, and how the policy address formulates policies and implements the direction of the blueprint.” uncertain

address → understand → blueprint

Lee said that he would present both documents at the Legislative Council on September 16, before attending a question and answer session there the following day. asserted

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Lee → make → visit

“My team and I will continue to promote the integration of medical care, rehabilitation, community support and technology applications, so as to reduce the burden on the elderly and their carers.” asserted

team → continue → elderly

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