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A closer look: The Northern Metropolis tracking, medicine, surgical micro-robots, as well as
Strategy79 advanced treatment and rehabilitation of patients.
The Northern Metropolis Development A closer look: The ‘Twin Cities, Three Circles’
Strategy is the first strategic action agenda Strategy81
devised by the Hong Kong Government. It covers
two district administration areas including Yuen - Hong Kong and Shenzhen have built close
Long District and North District, with a total land interaction since reform and opening-up. The
area of about 300km2. It’s expected to be the most “twin cities” refers to Hong Kong and Shenzhen,
vibrant area where urban development and major whereas the “three circles” includes the Shenzhen
population growth of Hong Kong will take place in Bay Quality Development Circle, the Hong Kong
the next 20 years. It will serve as an innovative Shenzhen Close Interaction Circle, and the Mirs
complement to the existing Harbour Metropolis Bay/Yan Chau Tong Eco recreation/tourism Circle.
and be developed as an international innovation The concept of Twin Cities, Three Circles covers
and technology hub which is anticipated to offer the Shenzhen Hong Kong Boundary Control
650,000 jobs, including 150,000 innovation and Points Economic Belt and the most maturely
technology industry-related jobs. The strategy developed metropolitan core in Shenzhen, as well
also shows the determination of Hong Kong as the Northern Metropolis in Hong Kong where
government in solving the imbalance of land the development potential is enormous with
supplies, and upon the full development of the resources for urban development being speedily
entire northern metropolis, a total of 905,000 pooled in. Among them, the Shenzhen Bay Quality
to 926,000 residential units will be available to Development Circle is located in the northwest
accommodate a population of about 2.5 million. of Hong Kong, and is connected to Qianhai to
promote the development of high-end enterprises;
Under the Northern Metropolis development the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Close Interaction Circle
plan, the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and is located closely around Hong Kong’s Gudong
Technology Park (HSITP) and the areas around Lok North and the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation
Ma Chau/San Tin will be consolidated to form the and Technology Park, which can be connected
San Tin Technopole, which will have an estimated to the Liantang Internet Industry Cluster, to
240 hectares of land for innovation and technology- enhance the innovation cooperation; the Mirs
related use80. The technopole, together with the Bay/Yan Chau Tong Eco recreation/tourism Circle
Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Zone, will is expected to be optimized into a protected area
form the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Innovation and to increase ecological value.
Technology Cooperation Zone with about 540
hectares. The first batch of eight buildings of the Special economic zones
HSITP in the Lok Ma Chau Loop will be completed
in phases from late 2024. The Lok Ma Chau Loop Hong Kong-Shen-
zhen Innovation and Technology Park
The Hong Kong government has proposed
setting up an InnoLife Healthtech Hub at the HSITP The Lok Ma Chau Loop (an area south of
in the Lok Ma Chau Loop, with 16 life and health- Shenzhen River and near the Lok Ma Chau control
related laboratories in the InnoHK research clusters point in Hong Kong) was earmarked in March 2017
and eight State Key Laboratories in life and health to be developed into the Hong Kong-Shenzhen
disciplines as the basis, to focus on research and Innovation and Technology Park (HSITP) following
development of biomedicine, chemistry, physics, a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the
engineering and artificial intelligence. These can be Hong Kong and Shenzhen governments in January
applied in disease prevention, diagnosis, pathology 2017 for cross-border collaboration. At 87 hectares,
it is anticipated to be the largest innovation and
79 The Chief Executive’s 2022 Policy Address, 81 The Chief Executive’s 2021 Policy Address,
https://www.policyaddress.gov.hk/2022/public/pdf/ https://www.policyaddress.gov.hk/2021/eng/press.
policy/policy-full_en.pdf html
80 hina Daily, https://www.chinadaily.com.
cn/a/202208/12/WS62f9a4a1a310fd2b29e722c8.html
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Strategy79 advanced treatment and rehabilitation of patients.
The Northern Metropolis Development A closer look: The ‘Twin Cities, Three Circles’
Strategy is the first strategic action agenda Strategy81
devised by the Hong Kong Government. It covers
two district administration areas including Yuen - Hong Kong and Shenzhen have built close
Long District and North District, with a total land interaction since reform and opening-up. The
area of about 300km2. It’s expected to be the most “twin cities” refers to Hong Kong and Shenzhen,
vibrant area where urban development and major whereas the “three circles” includes the Shenzhen
population growth of Hong Kong will take place in Bay Quality Development Circle, the Hong Kong
the next 20 years. It will serve as an innovative Shenzhen Close Interaction Circle, and the Mirs
complement to the existing Harbour Metropolis Bay/Yan Chau Tong Eco recreation/tourism Circle.
and be developed as an international innovation The concept of Twin Cities, Three Circles covers
and technology hub which is anticipated to offer the Shenzhen Hong Kong Boundary Control
650,000 jobs, including 150,000 innovation and Points Economic Belt and the most maturely
technology industry-related jobs. The strategy developed metropolitan core in Shenzhen, as well
also shows the determination of Hong Kong as the Northern Metropolis in Hong Kong where
government in solving the imbalance of land the development potential is enormous with
supplies, and upon the full development of the resources for urban development being speedily
entire northern metropolis, a total of 905,000 pooled in. Among them, the Shenzhen Bay Quality
to 926,000 residential units will be available to Development Circle is located in the northwest
accommodate a population of about 2.5 million. of Hong Kong, and is connected to Qianhai to
promote the development of high-end enterprises;
Under the Northern Metropolis development the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Close Interaction Circle
plan, the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and is located closely around Hong Kong’s Gudong
Technology Park (HSITP) and the areas around Lok North and the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation
Ma Chau/San Tin will be consolidated to form the and Technology Park, which can be connected
San Tin Technopole, which will have an estimated to the Liantang Internet Industry Cluster, to
240 hectares of land for innovation and technology- enhance the innovation cooperation; the Mirs
related use80. The technopole, together with the Bay/Yan Chau Tong Eco recreation/tourism Circle
Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Zone, will is expected to be optimized into a protected area
form the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Innovation and to increase ecological value.
Technology Cooperation Zone with about 540
hectares. The first batch of eight buildings of the Special economic zones
HSITP in the Lok Ma Chau Loop will be completed
in phases from late 2024. The Lok Ma Chau Loop Hong Kong-Shen-
zhen Innovation and Technology Park
The Hong Kong government has proposed
setting up an InnoLife Healthtech Hub at the HSITP The Lok Ma Chau Loop (an area south of
in the Lok Ma Chau Loop, with 16 life and health- Shenzhen River and near the Lok Ma Chau control
related laboratories in the InnoHK research clusters point in Hong Kong) was earmarked in March 2017
and eight State Key Laboratories in life and health to be developed into the Hong Kong-Shenzhen
disciplines as the basis, to focus on research and Innovation and Technology Park (HSITP) following
development of biomedicine, chemistry, physics, a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the
engineering and artificial intelligence. These can be Hong Kong and Shenzhen governments in January
applied in disease prevention, diagnosis, pathology 2017 for cross-border collaboration. At 87 hectares,
it is anticipated to be the largest innovation and
79 The Chief Executive’s 2022 Policy Address, 81 The Chief Executive’s 2021 Policy Address,
https://www.policyaddress.gov.hk/2022/public/pdf/ https://www.policyaddress.gov.hk/2021/eng/press.
policy/policy-full_en.pdf html
80 hina Daily, https://www.chinadaily.com.
cn/a/202208/12/WS62f9a4a1a310fd2b29e722c8.html
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