Five-Year Plan: First of 3 planned university towns to see institutions move in by 2027/28
Hong Kong will support higher education institutions moving into the first of three planned university towns in its sprawling Northern Metropolis by 2027/28, leader John Lee has said in the city’s first Five-Year Plan speech. Chief Executive John Lee said on Wednesday that the government will begin site allocation for the Hung Shui Kiu University […]
Hong Kong's leader John Lee announced in the city's first Five-Year Plan speech that the first of three planned university towns in the Northern Metropolis will start seeing institutions move in by 2027/28. The Hung Shui Kiu University Town, one of the three towns, will begin site allocation this year and support institutions relocating from the following year.
The three university towns, each around 300 hectares, will be connected to strategic industry areas and feature recreational, sports, cultural facilities, and living communities. The Hung Shui Kiu site is designated as a "cultivation centre for smart manufacturing, applied post-secondary education, and internationalized talent."
The Northern Metropolis project aims to transform 30,000 hectares of land near the China border into a tech hub, creating more homes and enhancing integration with Shenzhen. Local media reported that the government will increase the loan quota to HK$10 billion as seed capital for university town developments.
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