Making it in the metropolis

This is the sixth in a series of factsheets about Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and the 2026 policy address. Click here to view the other factsheets. The series has been produced with support from the Hong Kong SAR government. To see the South China Morning Post’s coverage of the five-year plan, click here. This Factsheet will appear in the SCMP print edition on October 26. You can find the newspaper at newsstands and convenience stores. For inquiries, contact [email protected]. [Image text:] UNIVERSITY TOWN AMBITIONS MAKING ITIN There will be three university towns in San Tin, Hung Shui Kiu and Ta Kwu Ling spanning a 300-hectare THEMETROPOLIS campus area that will be connected to nearby industrial,ecological,recreational and residential sites.The three towns will cover over 1,000 hectares in total. Hong Kong is betting big on the Northern Metropolis, a 30,ooo-hectare megaproject positioned as the city's The Lo University town next engine for economic growth It is expected to accommodate New-towns planned thousands of leading-edge companies Existing new towns and about 2.5 million residents Fanling At the scheme's centre is a plan Ta Kwu Ling to create an international education hub with three This university town will Ngau Tam incorporate arts and new university towns. Tin Shui Mei sustainable development, Wai while reserving strategic space for future development needs.Sites will be made Yuen Long al MoShar available from 2030 onwards to support emerging and Hung Shui Kiu* San Tin* other industries. Positioned as a hub for San Tin University Town will focus cultivating global talent, on the development of medicine, practical higher education life and health technology,Al, and smart manufacturing robotics,microelectronics and authorities will start the site emerging industries. allocation for the Hung Shui The construction of Hong Kong's