Hong Kong can develop further with deeper integration, liaison office chief says

Beijing’s top representative in Hong Kong has expressed confidence in the city’s ability to achieve greater development by further integrating into the country, while the chief executive has said authorities are moving “at full speed” to draw up the first five-year plan to align with the national blueprint. Speaking at a cultural gala marking the 29th anniversary of the city’s return to Chinese sovereignty on Tuesday evening, liaison office director Zhou Ji said he believed Hong Kong, with “the full care and support of the central government”, would be able to “seize strategic opportunities, better coordinate development and security, innovate…