Hong Kong has a chance to think bigger about its place in the world

The Hong Kong government has launched a public consultation on the city’s first five-year development plan, a blueprint aimed at aligning with China’s newly approved 15th five-year plan. Officials have promised a “macroscopic, strategic and forward-looking” road map that will guide Hong Kong’s economic and social development for the rest of this decade.
That invitation to think in five-year horizons is precisely why Hong Kong must now think bigger about its place in the world – not only as...