Policy Address

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2013 Policy Address debated in Legco

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2013 Policy Address by Leung Chun-ying

In Hong Kong, the Policy Address (

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Chief Executive can decide in which month of the year to deliver the annual Policy Address. From 1997 to 2001, Tung Chee-hwa delivered Policy Addresses in October as the Legislative Council reconvened. From 2002 to 2005, Tung changed the month of delivering Policy Addresses to January. Donald Tsang delivered Policy Addresses in Octobers. Leung Chun-ying delivered Policy Addresses in January. Carrie Lam delivered Policy Addresses in October. John Lee delivers Policy Addresses in October.

Within 14 days after the delivery of the address, the Chairman of the House Committee of the Legislative Council will move a Motion of Thanks, similar to Address in Reply motions in other legislatures, and members of the Council debate the Policy Address. Many people see the Policy Address as a useful way to predict how the Chief Executive will operate.

Historically, the annual address was first introduced in 1972 by Governor Sir Murray MacLehose during the British rule of Hong Kong. It was called the "Address by the Governor" and was modelled after the Queen's address in the United Kingdom. It aimed to strengthen communications with Hong Kong residents after the 1967 Hong Kong riots.

List of policy addresses

	Year	Given by	English title	Chinese title
	2024	John Lee	Reform for Enhancing Development and Building Our Future Together	Template:Zh
	2023		A Vibrant Economy for a Caring Community	Template:Zh
	2022		Charting a Brighter Tomorrow for Hong Kong	Template:Zh
	2021	Carrie Lam	Building a Bright Future Together	Template:Zh
	2020		Striving Ahead with Renewed Perseverance	Template:Zh
	2019		Treasure Hong Kong: Our Home	Template:Zh
	2018		Striving Ahead, Rekindling Hope	Template:Zh
	2017		We Connect for Hope and Happiness	Template:Zh
	2017	Leung Chun-ying	Make Best Use of Opportunities; Develop the Economy; Improve People’s Livelihood; Build an Inclusive Society	Template:Zh
	2016		Innovate for the Economy; Improve Livelihood; Foster Harmony; Share Prosperity	Template:Zh
	2015		Uphold the Rule of Law; Seize the Opportunities; Make the Right Choices	Template:Zh
	2014		Support the Needy; Let Youth Flourish; Unleash Hong Kong's Potential	Template:Zh
	2013		Seek Change; Maintain Stability; Serve the People with Pragmatism	Template:Zh
	2011–12	Donald Tsang	From Strength to Strength	Template:Zh
	2010–11		Sharing Prosperity for a Caring Society	Template:Zh
	2009–10		Breaking New Ground Together	Template:Zh
	2008–09		Embracing New Challenges	Template:Zh
	2007–08		A New Direction for Hong Kong	Template:Zh
	2006–07		Proactive; Pragmatic; Always People First	Template:Zh
	2005–06		Strong Governance For the People	Template:Zh
	2005	Tung Chee-hwa	Working Together for Economic Development and Social Harmony	Template:Zh
	2004		Seizing Opportunities for Development; Promoting People-based Governance	Template:Zh
	2003		Capitalising on Our Advantages Revitalising Our Economy	Template:Zh
	2001		Building on our Strengths; Investing in our Future	Template:Zh
	2000		Serving the Community; Sharing Common Goals	Template:Zh
	1999		Quality People; Quality Home	Template:Zh
	1998		From Adversity to Opportunity	Template:Zh
	1997		Building Hong Kong For A New Era	Template:Zh
	1996	Chris Patten	Hong Kong: Transition	Template:Zh
	1995		Hong Kong: Our Work Together	Template:Zh
	1994		Hong Kong: A Thousand Days and Beyond	Template:Zh
	1993		Hong Kong: Today's Success, Tomorrow's Challenges	Template:Zh
	1992		Our Next Five Years: The Agenda for Hong Kong	Template:Zh

There were no titles for the Policy Addresses before 1992.

See also

• State of the Union

External links

• Official website
• Corpus of Political Speeches : Free access to political speeches by American and Chinese politicians, developed by Hong Kong Baptist University Library

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