The bidding for three pilot areas in a Hong Kong megaproject near the border will be successful despite rising economic uncertainties caused by escalating tensions between the United States and China, the development chief has said. Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho also said on Saturday that two of the projects within the Northern Metropolis…
A Hong Kong court has thrown out a judicial challenge against the government’s approval of an environmental study of the San Tin Technopole project, after dismissing the applicant’s request to have another activist take over his case. The High Court on Friday allowed social worker Eddie Tse Sai-kit to withdraw the challenge, but found insufficient…
Eighty-five business heavyweights have pledged to support and participate in Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis megaproject near the mainland China border, with a senior Beijing official calling on their companies to take part in wider reforms and help the city steer through global changes. The government on Friday also announced that next month it would invite…
Hong Kong lawmakers have questioned a government proposal to build a HK$700 million (US$90 million) exhibition hall at a prime site to showcase major development projects including the Northern Metropolis. They also urged the government on Tuesday to lower the cost of the first-stage development of the San Tin Technopole, a hub near the border…
Hong Kong authorities will seek about HK$30 billion (US$3.86 billion) in funding for the first-stage development of a technology hub near the border with mainland China despite an ongoing legal challenge to the project. Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho also revealed on Saturday that the government sought to open bidding next year for the…