Working Group on Planning and Construction of the University Town under Committee on Development of the Northern Metropolis holds very first conference (with images)
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The Chief Executive revealed in the 2025 Policy Address that he will lead the freshly developed Committee on Development of the Northern Metropolis. 3 working groups were established under the Committee, consisting of the Working Group on Planning and Construction of the University Town (WG) led by the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Chan Kwok-ki. Following the very first working conference of the Committee on Development of the Northern Metropolis chaired by the Chief Executive the other day (September 29), Mr Chan assembled the WG’s very first conference today (September 30).
The conference concentrated on talking about the general advancement method and particular application prepare for the Northern Metropolis University Town (NMUT). Members of the WG completely talked about the initial preparation instructions of the NMUT’s Hung Shui Kiu website, which endeavours to incorporate with close-by, high-end expert services along with employment and expert education and training centers for joint advancement. The WG will establish a research study taskforce later on to carry out school outing on the effective designs of university towns in other places, looking for views from professionals and academics of regional, Mainland, and globally popular universities, to make sure the preparation is both positive and useful.
Mr Chan stressed at the conference that the advancement of the NMUT will break away from standard designs, accomplishing synergistic and deeply incorporated advancement in between education and market, holding tremendous tactical significance for Hong Kong’s future development. He mentioned that the University Town will not just offer advancement space for the post-secondary education sector to broaden capability and improve quality, however will likewise function as an essential engine to advance the deeply incorporated advancement of Hong Kong’s scholastic quality and market. It will likewise understand the promo of commercial advancement through education.
Mr Chan stated the WG will embrace ingenious believing to create particular ideas for the Northern Metropolis University Town Development Conceptual Framework, the advancement design of the University Town, and concrete centers. The WG will likewise proactively study the techniques for drawing in leading universities and research study institutes on the Mainland and abroad to develop a base in Hong Kong, to bring in first-rate scholars and exceptional trainees to Hong Kong, helping with Hong Kong’s advancement into a global education center.
The Government has actually allocated an overall of around 90 hectares of land for the NMUT in the Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area (HSK), Ngau Tam Mei New Development Area (NTM) and the New Territories North New Town (NTN NT) of the Northern Metropolis. The 3 batches of websites for the NMUT are at various preparation and advancement stages, and will be readily available for usage in 2026 (HSK), 2028 (NTM) and 2030 (NTN NT) respectively at the earliest.
The WG will later on report the work strategy and the prepare for matters that can be advanced in the short-term to the Committee on Development of the Northern Metropolis to guarantee the efficient development of the NMUT task.
The subscription list of the WG is set out in the Annex.