Hong Kong's Chief Secretary Carrie Lam urged the public to forge a consensus on political reform to achieve universal suffrage in 2017 on Wednesday, after launching a five-month public consultation.
Hong Kong plans to designate the city's first official poverty line by the end of this year, Chief Secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said on Friday, while attending a forum discussing business sector's role in the poverty alleviation.