Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. Hong Kong’s first five-year plan sets a striking target: local innovation expenditure should rise from 1.63 per cent of gross domestic product in 2024 to 3 per cent after 2030 – nearly double. The city has five universities in the top 100 and is home to national key laboratories...

Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. The price of brent crude oil topped US$116 a barrel this week, its highest level since April, after attacks on tankers threatened Gulf supplies. In a previous letter published in these pages (“Hong Kong’s high fuel prices warrant scrutiny”, April 18), we reported the results of...

Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words. Hong Kong’s primary healthcare development is at a critical crossroads. While the government’s first five-year plan aims to build a sustainable system and expand community health services, our healthcare framework remains rigidly doctor-led. This over-reliance creates a major...