The Northern Metropolis (Chinese: 北部都會區) is a planning area, consisting of two district administration areas, including North District and Yuen Long District in the northern New Territories in Hong Kong. It is envisioned as an integrated living and economic region aimed at leveraging the strengths of integration with Shenzhen.
The development strategy is focused on connecting Hong Kong more closely with the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Greater Bay Area. Chief Executive Carrie Lam stressed Hong Kong's integration with Shenzhen in particular.
The centrepiece of the new development is planned to be the San Tin Technopole, an innovation and technology centre which will include the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation & Technology Park (HSITP) located on the Lok Ma Chau Loop and an Innovation & Technology park in San Tin.
In March 2023, Regina Ip said that the Northern Metropolis project should be prioritized over Lantau Tomorrow Vision; John Lee then responded by saying both projects would move ahead simultaneously without the need to prioritize one over the other. In April 2023, a survey showed that only 6% of Hongkongers supported Lee's idea to build both simultaneously.
In July 2024, it was revealed that 80% of submissions from the public opposed the plan to build the Technopole due to construction on wetlands.
Villagers
In August 2023, Hong Kong Secretary of Technology and Innovation Sun Dong said that he had "suffered a lot of pressure" from New Territories rural leader Kenneth Lau, over Lau's insistence to integrate villages into the San Tin Technopole plan.
In August 2024, a 29 year old villager filed a lawsuit against the government's plans to reclaim some villager land for the project, saying that the land was protected under the small house policy.
See also
- New towns of Hong Kong
- Lantau Tomorrow Vision
- North East New Territories New Development Areas Planning
- Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Greater Bay Area
References
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- "Northern Metropolis Development Strategy" (PDF). policyaddress.gov.hk. 2021-10-06.
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- Chau, Candice. "Only 6 per cent of Hongkongers support developing artificial islands, Northern Metropolis at same time, poll finds - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP". hongkongfp.com. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
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- "Hong Kong indigenous villager files judicial challenge against city bid on land". South China Morning Post. 2024-08-26. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
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