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  "id": 7999025,
  "title": "Applications for Hung Shui Kiu uni town campuses open",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/applications-for-hung-shui-kiu-uni-town-campuses-open-7999025",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T09:39:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTHK News",
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    "url": "https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1870453-20260917.htm"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Applications for establishing university town campuses in Hung Shui Kiu, one of Hong Kong’s three prioritized development cities, are now open, announced Secretary for Education Christine Choi on Thursday. At a press conference discussing the government’s five-year plan and annual Policy Address, Choi revealed three potential areas for eligible institutions to apply for campus development. The first area is situated west of the projected Hung Shui Kiu station on the Tuen Ma line, encompassing 11 sites. The second zone, located north of the station project, includes three sites adjacent to enterprise, technology, and housing sites. The third option is a single site adjacent to the modern logistics cluster. Institutions can apply for land in one or multiple areas for various purposes, such as constructing permanent campuses, relocating existing facilities, providing teaching and ancillary facilities, or building student hostels. Choi emphasized that institutions must showcase complementary advantages and coordinated development across the university town’s areas through curricula, talent cultivation, industry-academia-research collaboration, and shared facilities. The university towns are intended to serve as engines linking education with industry, the community, and the region, ultimately promoting Hong Kong as an international education hub focused on frontier interdisciplinary research. Choi encouraged institutions to collaborate with prominent mainland and overseas institutions and leading enterprises while developing shared facilities. Regarding financing, Choi noted that submission of loan proposals is voluntary and must adhere to basic loan terms. Institutions may refer to indicative terms published by the government and submit competitive loan proposals. Those without loan requirements or submitting competitive proposals will receive priority consideration. Applications for campus development in Hung Shui Kiu are due by December 31, with site allocation for international school development in the Northern Metropolis to be announced in the near future, according to Choi.",
  "summary": "Institutions interested in building campuses in Hung Shui Kiu, one of three university towns that have been prioritised for development in the Northern Metropolis, can begin submitting applications, Secretary for Education Christine Choi said on Thursday. Speaking at a press conference on initiatives in Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and the annual Policy Address, she said authorities have…",
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        "title": "Applications for Hung Shui Kiu uni town campuses open",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/applications-for-hung-shui-kiu-uni-town-campuses-open",
        "published": "2026-09-17T09:39:20.000Z"
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