University town to set aside land to capitalise on future social, tech changes

A proposed university town in Hong Kong will set aside vacant land to capitalise on future opportunities arising from social and technological changes, a minister has said, days after a top official revealed that the project size could be tripled to 300 hectares (741 acres).Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin on Wednesday told the Legislative Council that the proposed university town, which falls under the Northern Metropolis megaproject, would have distinctive Hong Kong characteristics and form part of national integration efforts.The government’s working group for the university town earlier visited the project areas, as well as travelling to several science and technology parks in mainland China, South Korea, Germany and Switzerland between March and May to learn about their development experiences.