8 d. ago Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis can benefit from EU firms’ expertise: John Lee

Hong Kong’s leader has called for more cooperation with European businesses on the Northern Metropolis, a key initiative aimed at driving future growth and sustainability for the city, a day after a top Beijing official urged expediting the megaproject. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said during his opening remarks at the sustainability event Greenway 2025 on Monday that Hong Kong and the EU could work together to find new solutions to climate change. “I look forward to the expertise and...

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9 d. ago Remove barriers to speed up Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis: Xia Baolong

Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs has urged local authorities to speed up work on the Northern Metropolis megaproject by removing barriers while also safeguarding national security against the threat of “soft resistance”, according to the city’s leader. Seeing off Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO) director Xia Baolong at the border at the end of his five-day visit, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Sunday that the city was told to take advantage of the stability and safety...

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2 w. ago Halt Lantau reclamation or risk Northern Metropolis bids: Hong Kong developers

Hong Kong authorities should immediately halt plans to build three artificial islands in waters off Lantau as the scheme may drive down bidding prices for land in the Northern Metropolis megaproject, a representative of the city’s major developers has said. Louis Loong Hon-biu, a lawmaker and also the secretary general of the Real Estate Developers Association, made the remarks in an interview with the Post, saying the government could not support both megaprojects simultaneously. Loong said...

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2 w. ago Halt Lantau reclamation plan or risk Northern Metropolis bids: developers

Hong Kong authorities should immediately halt plans to build three artificial islands in waters off Lantau as the scheme may drive down bidding prices for land in the Northern Metropolis megaproject, a representative of the city’s major developers has said. Louis Loong Hon-biu, a lawmaker and also the secretary general of the Real Estate Developers Association, made the remarks in an interview with the Post, saying the government could not support both megaprojects simultaneously. Loong said...

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2 w. ago Future of 8,300 public flats in northern Hong Kong uncertain as work put on hold

Hong Kong’s housing authorities have suspended a 8,300 public flat development in a northern town due to the suspected high costs of building on deep rock strata, a move lawmakers said showed serious failure at the initial planning stage. The legislators urged authorities on Sunday to invest more resources in land exploration to avoid such unexpected disruptions to housing goals that would only leave the public disappointed. The suspension of the development, including its site formation and...

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last month Hong Kong needs ‘burning’ government urgency on ticket scalping too

There seems to be a growing affinity for fast-tracking processes these days in the name of expediency. Even Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu appears to have caught the bug. In a question and answer session last week, he told lawmakers he felt the “burning urgency” of expediting the development of the Northern Metropolis, which accounted for one-third of Hong Kong’s land. Lee said his government had picked up the pace on the project, but while he “can absolutely do something” about the...

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