CE John: HK's first 5 Year Plan will not have a revised version

Chief Executive John Lee says the city's first Five-Year Plan will not have a revised version.

He says all performance indicators for the blueprint are clear and there is no need to follow the mainland's practices of hiring third-party organizations to evaluate policy implementation.

Hong Kong's inaugural Five-Year Plan has been unveiled on Wednesday which sets out over a hundred targets.

The blueprint is said to be followed through with a mid-term assessment.

Speaking on a radio programme, Chief Executive John Lee explains the performance indicators may be adjusted in case of changes in Hong Kong and the international community.

But there will be no revised versions for the overall blueprint and there is no need to follow the practice in the Chinese mainland or Macao to introduce third-party institutions to further evaluate policy implementation.

The city leader says in case of unforeseen wars, the economic growth may be impinged by 1 or 2 percent during the five-year timeframe and the indicators tracking the progress made in economic, social and governance may reasonably be affected.

And the matter would have been dealt with in that particular year's Policy Address with a need to report to the country's President during duty visits to Beijing, Lee says.

Housing woes have remained front and centre for SAR governments to address over the years.

The Five-Year Plan aims to eradicate sub-par subdivided housing units by 2030, and John Lee stresses these measures will be implemented in an orderly manner.

He says the administration doesn't want residents to be left without a roof just because they want to crack down on such substandard units -- so the government won't take on an "extreme approach" that "disregards the consequences."

On the 1823 government hotline which handles public requests for service and complaints, a lead department will be set up to step up accountability.

John Lee says this can help clarify cross-departmental responsibilities.