The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Miss Janice Tse Siu-wa, visited Macao today (July 22) to meet with officials of the Policy Research and Regional Development Bureau of the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) to gather their views in preparing for Hong Kong's First Five-Year Plan.

     Miss Tse met with the Director of the Policy Research and Regional Development Bureau of the Government of the Macao SAR, Mr Cheong Chok-man, to explore ways to deepen co-operation between Hong Kong and Macao with regard to Hong Kong's First Five-Year Plan, and to leverage the distinctive advantages and vital roles of the two SARs of having strong support from the motherland and being closely connected to the world under the "one country, two systems" principle. The government officials of the Macao SAR also shared their experience in drawing up five-year plans.

     Miss Tse said that the Government of the Hong Kong SAR is working at full speed to draw up Hong Kong's First Five-Year Plan, which will set out the city's development vision and strategic directions for the next five years. The Plan will definitely have a close connection with the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), of which Hong Kong is a part. Hong Kong will work more closely with Macao to jointly explore forward-looking and strategic development directions, and to leverage respective strengths to promote the development of the GBA.

     The Commissioner for the Development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Miss Pamela Lam, was among the officials joining the visit.

Ends/Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Issued at HKT 21:20

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