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Sun Hung Kai plans 600-unit project in Fanling via land exchange scheme

Hong Kong’s largest developer completes first land exchange agreement with the government under the revised arrangements for the Enhanced Conventional New Town Approach.

First land exchange agreement with the government completed under the revised arrangements for the Enhanced Conventional New Town Approach

24 Jul 2024 - 11:25PM

Hong Kong real estate experts say private sector should play bigger housing role

23 Jul 2024 - 10:33AM

How would changing Hong Kong’s public-private housing mix affect residents?

22 Jul 2024 - 11:16PM

Hong Kong can adjust housing ratio when public flat wait time improves: minister

Development minister says current 70-30 public-private flat ratio decided back when authorities were focused on boosting government housing supply.

21 Jul 2024 - 7:13PM

Hong Kong authorities are battling to increase the supply of public flats. Photo: Sam Tsang

Opinion | Complacent no more, Hong Kong is on the right track with its tech moves

Forced now to diversify its economy, Hong Kong is moving forward on giving its industrial base the talent, land and funding that it needs.

21 Jul 2024 - 1:26PM

Hong Kong to seek expediting Northern Metropolis after technopole zoning approval

Development minister Bernadette Linn says government can consider concurrently selling plots while carrying out land formation.

20 Jul 2024 - 9:12PM

Hong Kong’s San Tin Technopole needs more private flats to draw talent: developers

Developers say 7:3 ratio for public-to-private flat supply should be adjusted for proposed innovation hub in New Territories.

4 Jul 2024 - 9:30PM

San Tin is set to become the site of a innovation hub that seeks to draw industry talent. Photo: Winson Wong

Detailed plans ‘not needed’ from companies keen on Hong Kong tech hub

Official says firms should not be deterred from project’s attractiveness, but Town Planning Board member questions lack of oversight.

4 Jul 2024 - 10:19AM

80% of submissions on Hong Kong tech hub oppose plan amid environmental worries

Town Planning Board to meet residents next week amid concerns over plan to fill in fish ponds and rezone current wetland areas.

22 Jun 2024 - 5:02PM

Price tag for Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis estimated at HK$224 billion

Veteran surveyor Lau Chun-kong says the government estimate is far from final and just a ‘small part of the total cost’.

23 May 2024 - 2:25AMvideocam

The mega development will cover 30,000 hectares in the New Territories. Photo: May Tse

It’s Hong Kong’s ‘bird paradise’. And it’s under threat once again

Hong Kong’s Mai Po wetlands are a magnet for diverse species of birds, but now this natural asset is once again under threat, this time from plans to build an IT hub for its Northern Metropolis.

24 May 2024 - 12:42PM

Avocets in flight over Mai Po, Hong Kong, in March 2018. Photo: Martin Williams

End of the fad? Hong Kong’s ‘nano flat’ pioneer slashes price by 32%

The flagship developer of tycoon Li Ka-shing has slashed the price of some of the remaining flats at its project in the Northern Metropolis by almost a third compared with when it was first launched in 2021.

14 May 2024 - 1:11PMvideocam

Hong Kong’s MTR Corp to finish 6 projects in decade to connect development areas

Improved connectivity set to benefit residents in Northern Metropolis towns, offering alternatives to sometimes lengthy road commutes.

10 May 2024 - 9:36PM

Hong Kong developer urges more time to work out Hung Shui Kiu new town plan terms

Source says firm to consider withdrawing its land exchange applications for border project unless negotiation time for premium extended and commercial sites reduced.

10 May 2024 - 8:09AM

The Hung Shui Kiu area in Yuen Long. The project will develop the 441-hectare area into a modern services centre and logistics hub. Photo: Winson Wong

Exclusive | New World and China Merchants Shekou to develop Northern Metropolis project

The mixed-use project, close to Fanling and Sheung Shui, will include a residential component with some 2,000 flats. It will cover 150,000 sq ft and will have a total buildable floor area of over 1 million sq ft.

7 May 2024 - 4:24PM

New World and China Merchants Shekou have formed a partnership to jointly develop a property project in Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis close to the border with Shenzhen. Photo: May Tse

Editorial | Hong Kong ‘university town’ can work if well planned

As many as 19 Hong Kong education institutions are interested in joining an ambitious mega development, the Northern Metropolis, on land close to the border with mainland China.

30 Apr 2024 - 8:15AM

Fears Hong Kong leader may undervalue abandoned fish ponds at technopole site

Hong Kong Bird Watching Society, Greenpeace and the Conservancy Association say abandoned fish ponds in area earmarked for tech hub still have ecological value.

24 Apr 2024 - 3:47PM

University of Hong Kong eyes international branch in new academic town near border

HKU plans to offer joint programmes with overseas institutions and take in more non-local students at hub, the Post learns.

24 Apr 2024 - 11:09AM

The Shenzhen area bordering Hong Kong. The government plans to establish a new university town in the area. Photo: May Tse

Green light for environmental report on planned Hong Kong tech hub near border

The Advisory Council on the Environment has unanimously endorsed the environmental impact assessment report on the San Tin Technopole with eight conditions.

23 Apr 2024 - 12:14AM

Explainer | How environmental concerns may interrupt Hong Kong’s planned border tech hub

The Post examines green groups’ concerns about San Tin Technopole ahead of crucial meeting of government environmental advisers on Monday.

19 Apr 2024 - 6:55PM

19 Hong Kong educational institutions signal interest in new academic town

Education Bureau says one academic institution wants to set up international branch to offer self-financed joint programmes with top overseas university partners.

18 Apr 2024 - 9:28PM

The Shenzhen area and the border with Hong Kong from Robin’s Nest, part of the area earmarked for major redevelopment. Photo: Martin Chan

Hong Kong power firms ‘should be fined if voltage dips leave people stuck in lifts’

Legislators call for shake-up after series of voltage dips in recent months resulted in hundreds of people becoming trapped in lifts.

8 Apr 2024 - 9:44PM

Lawmakers have suggested a new penalty system to put pressure on energy firms such as CLP Power. Photo: Dickson Lee

Letters | 2 reasons Hong Kong should rethink its massive technopole plan

Readers discuss Hong Kong’s plans for an information and technology zone at the northern border, the proposed monthly firework displays, crowds on a bus route popular with tourists, and the need for a better strategy to promote the city.

12 Mar 2024 - 11:30AM

Exclusive | Hong Kong’s Baptist University eyes medical school for Western, Chinese medicine

President Alexander Wai says university will move campus to academic town in Northern Metropolis after governing body agrees ‘in principle’ to plan.

12 Mar 2024 - 9:01AM

Agency lures 2 new infrastructure firms to Hong Kong, 6 others expand presence

InvestHK head of business and professional services Herman Tse Yu-man says more foreign investments are expected in the coming year.

5 Mar 2024 - 10:34PM

More firms are expected in Hong Kong in the coming year. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong aims to start artificial islands works ‘before government term ends’

Development chief Bernadette Linn also says Lantau Tomorrow Vision reclamation works delay will not upset wider strategy to provide 410,000 homes over next 10 years.

3 Mar 2024 - 8:43PMvideocam

An illustration of the Lantau Tomorrow Vision project. The city’s finance chief has said work may be delayed two to three years, at a time when authorities are grappling with a large deficit. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong PolyU plans medical school, hospital and hotel in Northern Metropolis

PolyU chief says 2.5 million population of Northern Metropolis will need a hospital, highlights university’s strengths in healthcare and artificial intelligence.

1 Mar 2024 - 11:27PM

Hong Kong’s Lantau Tomorrow plan delayed by 2 to 3 years, finance chief says

Announcement of delay to artificial islands mega project made amid city’s expected fourth deficit exceeding HK$100 billion in five years.

1 Mar 2024 - 11:39PM

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Northern Metropolis

Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor laid down the blueprint for the Northern Metropolis in her 2021 policy address. The scheme, repackaged and expanded from an existing new town plan, involves the development of an IT hub in northern New Territories near the border with mainland China, construction of up to 186,000 homes and a new cross-border railway linking the city to the Qianhai economic zone in Shenzhen. The plan, which would take 20 years to deliver, is seen as a major strategic change for development, moving the city's centre away from Hong Kong Island to the north, to integrate the city into the latest national development plan.