Northern Metropolis to streamline land approval process from 9 to 2 months: sources

2026-03-16 - 13:45

Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis near the border with mainland China will adopt laws to streamline land approval procedures from nine to two months in a move to speed up its development, the South China Morning Post has learned. Sources told the SCMP that details of the dedicated legislation for the Northern Metropolis would be announced on Tuesday, with a major highlight being the shortening of land-use approval procedures. These measures align with the newly unveiled 15th national five-year...