The fifth cohort of the program was themed around the "Belt and Road" Initiative. The launch ceremony and the first thematic seminar invited Mr. Nicholas Ho, Commissioner for Belt and Road of the Belt and Road Office under the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, to serve as the officiating and sharing guest. The subsequent multiple thematic seminars were all related to the economic, political, and cultural fields of countries along the "Belt and Road" and the Middle East. Sharing guests included Professor Edward Chen Man-hung, Director of the Belt and Road Research Institute of Chu Hai College, Ir Dr. Frankie Sun, former Executive Director of NEOM in Saudi Arabia, and Mr. Ben Fu, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of C-Contour Holdings Limited, among others. Students of this cohort also visited the Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (HAECO), the "Northern Metropolis", and the "Loop Shenzhen-Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Cooperation Zone", gaining a multi-perspective and in-depth understanding of the "Belt and Road" Initiative and how Hong Kong integrates into the overall development of the country. The highly popular overseas study and exchange tour went to Singapore, providing on-the-spot understanding of the economic and trade relations between Hong Kong and countries along the "Belt and Road", especially ASEAN countries such as Singapore.