In a move to help kick start the economy and provide enhanced strategic direction for the HKSAR, Chief Executive Donald Tsang recently appointed 17 new non-official members and reappointed 52 incumbent non-official members and four official members to the Commission on Strategic Development for three years from 1 July 2009.
The Commission provides a platform for all sectors of the community to work with the Government on major issues pertaining to Hong Kong’s longterm development. The 69 non-official members appointed to the commission for its new term are drawn from a broad cross-section of the community comprising mainly professionals, academics, politicians and personalities from the business, labour and media sectors. The four official members are the Chief Secretary for Administration, the Financial Secretary, the Chief Commission Set to Boost Strategic Development in HK Executive’s Office Director and the Central Policy Unit Head. The Commission has been established with three key objectives:
- To advise the Chief Executive on Hong Kong’s long-term development needs and goals with particular reference to the direction and strategy of social, economic and political developments for Hong Kong.
- To conduct reviews and studies on issues relevant to Hong Kong’s long-term strategic development in a local, regional and global context, with a view to enhancing the international competitiveness and the socio-economic development of Hong Kong.
- To arrange focused discussions on specific strategic issues in aid of subsequent policy inception and formulation.
Paul Arkwright
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