{
  "id": 18950000,
  "title": "Hong Kong’s top drama school to stage entrance as university town expands campus",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/hong-kongs-top-drama-school-to-stage-entrance-as-university-town",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-08T14:01:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3373709/hong-kongs-top-drama-school-stage-entrance-university-town-expands-campus"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hong Kong is preparing to nearly double the size of one of its three planned university towns, Ta Kwu Ling, by expanding its campus area to 75 hectares. This expansion is part of a larger megaproject aimed at transforming 30,000 hectares of land near the Chinese border into an economic hub and housing area. Ta Kwu Ling, one of the three university towns, will receive a significant boost with the addition of a second campus for the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. The development, which will occur over the next few years, includes reserving seven hectares of land specifically for this purpose. The university town aims to promote Hong Kong as an international post-secondary education hub and foster high-calibre international talent. It will also support the growth of emerging and traditional industries, with space reserved for future needs. The campus area will feature shared facilities such as libraries, sports grounds, performance venues, laboratories, student and staff quarters. The project's first phase, expected to start in the second quarter of 2028, will involve land resumption and clearance. Construction work on the campus sites is projected to begin by 2030, with the first batch of residents anticipated to move in by 2035.",
  "summary": "One of the three university towns planned for the Northern Metropolis is set to nearly double its campus area to 75 hectares. According to the South China Morning Post, space has been reserved for a second campus for Hong Kong's only public institution specializing in performing arts.\n\nThe plans were detailed in a paper submitted to the North District Council by the Development Bureau.",
  "key_points": [
    "Hong Kong plans to double Ta Kwu Ling's university town size to 75 hectares.",
    "Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts to get second campus on expanded campus.",
    "First phase to start in 2028 with construction beginning in 2030."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}