Northern Metropolis () is a planning area, consisting of two
district administration areas, including
North District and
Yuen Long District
Yuen Long District (formerly romanised as Un Long) is one of the districts of Hong Kong. Located in the northwest of the New Territories, it had a population of 662,000 in 2021
Geography
Yuen Long District contains the largest alluvial pla ...
in the northern
New Territories
The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it ...
in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
. It is envisioned as an integrated living and economic region aimed at leveraging the strengths of integration with
Shenzhen
Shenzhen (; ; ; ), also historically known as Sham Chun, is a major sub-provincial city and one of the special economic zones of China. The city is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern province ...
.
The development strategy is also focus on strengthening the radiation of Hong Kong with comprehensive footholds in the
Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Greater Bay Area.
Chief Executive
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...
Carrie Lam
Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor ( Cheng; ; born 13 May 1957) is a retired Hong Kong politician who served as the 4th Chief Executive of Hong Kong from 2017 to 2022. She served as Chief Secretary for Administration between 2012 and 2017 and Secr ...
stressed that connects with the Greater Bay Area and facilitates Hong Kong's development integration with Shenzhen.
See also
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New towns of Hong Kong
The Hong Kong government started developing new towns in the 1950s to accommodate Hong Kong's booming population. During the first phase of development, the newly developed towns were called "satellite towns", a concept borrowed from the Unite ...
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Lantau Tomorrow Vision
Lantau Tomorrow Vision () is a development project in Hong Kong proposed by the previous two Chief Executives of Hong Kong. The previous Chief Executive Carrie Lam proposed in her 2018 policy address which includes the creation of a third core bu ...
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North East New Territories New Development Areas Planning
The Hong Kong 2030: Planning Vision and Strategy (HK2030 Study) is a study group tasked with preparing a strategic land use planning framework for Hong Kong up to year 2030. The HK2030 Study aimed to provide strategic framework for future land use ...
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Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Greater Bay Area
References
{{Metropolitan cities of China
Hong Kong
New Territories
Urban planning in Hong Kong
Proposed infrastructure in Hong Kong