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Politics● LowJun 22 · Jun 22, 2026, 1:30 AM

Moving the goalposts won’t fix sources of Hong Kong poverty

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post

Last week, Xia Baolong, Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong and Macau affairs, made a two-day trip to the city to review the Hong Kong government’s progress across many areas. Everything seems to have been orchestrated with precision. Ahead of Xia’s arrival, the government launched its two-month public consultation on the city’s first five-year plan. The day after Xia concluded his visit, the government released its 200-plus page report on the impact of its targeted poverty alleviation...

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