Senior officials and delegates at China's two sessions meetings are calling on Hong Kong to anchor the nation's drive for technological self-reliance, leveraging the city's elite universities and global financial connectivity to meet goals outlined in the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30). Lou Qinjian, spokesman for the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress, told a news conference on Wednesday that the central government explicitly supports transforming Hong Kong and Macao into a "global highland" for high-caliber talent.
The opening meeting of the fourth session of the 14th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Bin) The fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) will open in Beijing on Thursday.
Tourists visit a fair in Haidian District of Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 19, 2026.
BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- When China's annual "two sessions" convene in Beijing each spring, the discussions of national lawmakers and political advisors extend well beyond macroeconomic targets and national blueprints. The meetings are also opportunities for them and President Xi Jinping, who is a national lawmaker himself, to drill down into the everyday concerns of ordinary people -- safe housing and transport, employment, healthcare, education and other concrete details that shape daily life.
