Policy Address

The practice of giving annual Policy Addresses is mandated under Article 64 of the Basic Law, which requires the government to "present regular Policy Addresses to the [Legislative] Council".

[1] 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.

[8] Many people see the Policy Address as a useful way to predict how the Chief Executive will operate.

[9] Historically, the annual address was first introduced in 1972 by Governor Sir Murray MacLehose during the British rule of Hong Kong.

2013 Policy Address debated in Legco
2013 Policy Address by Leung Chun-ying