Hong Kong’s Legislative Council (LegCo) President Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen on Friday urged the special administrative region’s officials and lawmakers to seek bold reforms to propel economic transform amid challenges, as well as a down-to-earth approach to improve residents’ livelihoods.
Addressing a spring luncheon hosted by the council, Leung noted that 2025 marks the last year of the seventh term LegCo. The legislature needs to further improve its work to accelerate the implementation of development plans that benefit reforms for the city, he said.
Other diners included senior government officials led by Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, members of the Executive Council— the city’s political advisory body — and LegCo members.
Before the end of this term, LegCo is expected to complete the scrutiny of 40 bills. The total number of bills passed by the current LegCo is expected to be at least 50 percent higher than that of the previous session, Leung revealed.
Mentioning the recent debut of the city’s first locally-born giant panda cubs and the soon-to-be-inaugurated Kai Tak Sports Park, Leung said that a succession of joyous events will take place throughout the Year of the Snake, yet Hong Kong still faces external challenges, bearing the brunt of international geopolitical risks, and internally, governmental fiscal deficits and a weakened economy.
He urged the SAR to accelerate its inno-tech development and economic transformation to stand out in the competition, calling on lawmakers to grasp a sense of mission and urgency.
