Hong Kong aims to publish its first five-year blueprint in the third quarter of this year, the city’s constitutional affairs chief has said, as authorities began a public consultation and rejected concerns that the move signalled a shift towards a planned economy. Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Janice Tse Siu-wa launched the two-month consultation on Monday, unveiling a 32-page overview that listed the Northern Metropolis megaproject as the first of six core sections. Tse...