Hong Kong’s first five-year plan will create more quality jobs and support young people seeking to start businesses, while the Northern Metropolis megaproject will help them move up the housing ladder, the city’s leader has said.Speaking at the second town hall meeting on Sunday to gather public views on the five-year plan set to be unveiled next month and his annual policy address, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said the government would also consider establishing an independent agency to handle building maintenance projects and provide homeowners with professional and credible services.The two-month public consultation on the five-year blueprint ends on August 14. Lee said he would release the plan in September, followed by his policy address, adding that he hoped to minimise the interval between the two announcements.“If we can explain to the public as early as possible how the policy address will implement the directions of the five-year plan, this will help people better understand their relationship, as well as their importance for overall social development and the improvement of people’s livelihoods,” Lee told the media after the meeting.Lee and government ministers met 120 residents at Kowloon Tong Government Primary School. Attendance at the session was limited to residents and district representatives selected by authorities.During the two-hour forum, participants raised suggestions on the economy, technological development and housing, with youth development emerging as the most frequently discussed topic.