New Members Appointed to Chief Executive's Council of Advisers for 2026-2027 Term

Government announces appointments to Chief Executive's Council of Advisers

The Government announced today (March 24) the appointment of four new members to the Chief Executive's Council of Advisers. The term will take effect from April 1, 2026, and end on June 30, 2027.

The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, said, "Since its establishment in 2023, the Council has been providing the Chief Executive with valuable and constructive advice on Hong Kong's strategic development. The newly appointed members are industry leaders in frontier fields such as hard and core technology and biotechnology. Their participation will further expand the professional scope of the Council. I look forward to Council members continuing to offer advice on key issues under the context of Hong Kong's proactive alignment with the National 15th Five-Year Plan, including how Hong Kong can consolidate and enhance its international competitiveness, better integrate into and serve the overall national development, and deepen international exchanges and co-operation, with a view to pioneering a new phase of high-quality development for Hong Kong."

The latest membership of the Council is as follows:

Chairperson

Chief Executive

Members (in alphabetical order of surnames, with the new members marked with an asterisk (*))

Economic advancement and sustainability

Mr Brian David Li Man-bun

Professor Frederick Ma Si-hang

Mr Robert Ng Chee-siong

Mr Andrew Sheng Len-tao

Mr Jack So Chak-kwong

Mr Henry Tang Ying-yen

Mr Jean-Pascal Tricoire

Mr Peter Woo Kwong-ching

Ms Marjorie Yang Mun-tak

Mr John Zhao

Dr Zhu Min

Innovation and entrepreneurship

Dr Sunny Chai Ngai-chiu

Mr Shing Chow Shing-yuk

Dr Han Bi-cheng

Professor Nancy Ip Yuk-yu

Dr Lee Kai-fu

Mr Robin Li*

Mr Shan Weijian

Professor Michael Spence

Dr Sun Piaoyang*

Ms Winnie Tam Wan-chi, SC

Mr Joseph Tsai

Mr Wang Xing-xing

Dr Allan Wong Chi-yun

Mr Xu Tao*

Dr Allan Zeman

Mr Zhang Wen*

Regional and global collaborations

Mr Guy Bradley

Mr Bernard Charnwut Chan

Dr Jonathan Choi Koon-shum

Mr Victor Chu Lap-lik

Dr Victor Fung Kwok-king

Mr Benjamin Hung Pi-cheng

Mr Colm Kelleher

Dr Peter Lam Kin-ngok

Dr Edmund Tse Sze-wing

Mr Mark Tucker

Mr Andrew Tung Lieh-cheung

In attendance

Chief Secretary for Administration

Financial Secretary

Secretary for Justice

Director, Chief Executive’s Office

Head, Chief Executive's Policy Unit (CEPU)

Biographical notes on the four new members of the Council are in the annex.

The Council is a high-level advisory body to advise the Chief Executive on the strategic development of Hong Kong, leveraging on opportunities from national and global developments. The Council is organised along three broad streams, namely economic advancement and sustainability, innovation and entrepreneurship as well as regional and global collaborations, to facilitate more focused and in-depth dialogues. As the Secretariat of the Council, the CEPU is responsible for providing research and secretariat support to the Council.

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Public consultation on legislative proposals for dedicated legislation to accelerate development of Northern Metropolis launched

The Development Bureau (DEVB) launched a two-month public consultation today (March 24) on the legislative proposals for dedicated legislation to accelerate the development of the Northern Metropolis (NM).

The DEVB issued a Legislative Council (LegCo) paper earlier proposing to introduce dedicated legislation to accelerate the development of the NM, with the objectives of further removing barriers in respect of planning and lands procedures in the NM, to expedite construction works and to facilitate industry operation. The proposed dedicated legislation is suggested to comprise a piece of primary legislation serving as the main framework, and to delegate to the Chief Executive in Council the power to further enact subsidiary legislation on six specified areas, as and when necessary, namely (i) streamlining town planning procedures; (ii) expediting compensation payment for land resumed; (iii) facilitating the adoption of innovative construction technology arrangements; (iv) streamlining the procedures and requirements for construction noise permit applications; (v) facilitating and regulating cross-boundary flow of elements; and (vi) establishing statutory corporations for designated areas. The target is to introduce the bill of the primary legislation to the LegCo for vetting in the middle of 2026, and to submit together the draft of the first batch of subsidiary legislation for preview. The DEVB will strive to have the primary legislation passed by the LegCo within this year, and then formally submit the first batch of subsidiary legislation under the primary legislation to the LegCo for vetting. For details, please refer to the LegCo discussion paper (www.legco.gov.hk/yr2026/english/panels/dev/papers/dev20260324cb1-245-3-e.pdf).

Members of the public and all sectors of the community are welcome to provide comments on the proposed dedicated legislation via email or post on or before May 22 this year. Relevant information is provided on the dedicated website for the NM under the DEVB (www.nm.gov.hk/en/about-nm/nm-dedicated-legislation).

Email address: nmlegislation@devb.gov.hk

Mail address: Northern Metropolis Co-ordination Office, Development Bureau (Units 506-507, 5/F, Shui On Centre, 6-8 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong)

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