Making it in the metropolis

Download the PDF 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... [Image text:] Shui Kiu andTa Kwu Ling spanning a 300-hectare campus area that will be connected to nearby THE METROPOLIS 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 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. At the scheme's centre is a plan Fanling 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 Yuen Long needs.Sites will be made Tai MoShan 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 Kiu University Town campus third medical school, under Hong area in 2026 and support Kong University of Science and Tsuen Wan