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What are Hong Kong’s next best steps after ‘two sessions’ in Beijing?
Analysts and members of NPC and CPPCC lay out their suggestions for city’s next moves following key political meetings in capital
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Hong Kong should move beyond a “city-centred” approach that merely seeks Beijing’s policy support and instead take steps to align with national priorities by advancing the internationalisation of the yuan and supporting mainland Chinese enterprises’ global expansion, observers have said as this year’s “two sessions” came to a close.
With the annual political gathering ending amid the widening war in the Middle East, observers also said Beijing would expect local companies to pursue investments that delivered “win-win” outcomes for national, Hong Kong and business interests.
Here are some of the key suggestions for Hong Kong that analysts and members of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) made following the end of the meetings in Beijing.
Align with national geopolitical strategy
The country’s 15th five-year plan approved during the meetings asked Hong Kong to bolster its role as an international financial centre and develop into a global innovation and technology hub.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s government work report, for the first time, highlighted Beijing’s support for Hong Kong in better serving national development.
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