While the government lauds its efforts, discarding the income-based poverty line obscures a full accounting of the problem
Lee said the five-year plan would unify the blueprints in different fields by setting a five-year threshold “so that all development proceeds at the same pace and in the same direction”. The not-so-subtle message is that aligning with the central government’s plans for the country has been part of Hong Kong’s plan all along under Lee’s leadership.