Economy
Two-month consultation period open; scholar frets city risks denting free-market appeal
Xia Baolong, center, director of the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, visits the Northern Metropolis development with Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee, right, on June 16. (Information Services Department)
HONG KONG — Hong Kong this week opened a two-month public consultation period on its first Chinese-style five-year plan, aiming to release the blueprint in the third quarter and align itself more closely with Beijing’s goals — particularly development of the Greater Bay Area of southern China.