ESTIMATED50% CONFIDENCEThe Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau's LegCo reply says "The remaining five buildings of the first batch will be completed progressively starting from 2027", a year rather than a day.[1]
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- Jan 1, 202750% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Hetao Tech Park's Remaining First-Batch Buildings Start Completing
The last five of the eight Batch 1 buildings in Phase 1 of the Hong Kong Park of the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Co-operation Zone begin coming on stream at the Lok Ma Chau Loop. Two wet laboratory buildings and a talent accommodation block were finished first and the Hong Kong Park was officially opened in December 2025.
- Answering a Legislative Council question from the Hon Chan Yung on January 28 (2026), Acting Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Lillian Cheong said: "The construction of two wet laboratory buildings and one talent accommodation building under the Batch 1 development of Phase 1 has been completed. The Hong Kong Park of the Co-operation Zone was officially opened in December 2025. The remaining five buildings of the first batch will be completed progressively starting from 2027"[1]
- The Co-operation Zone "is located on both sides of the Shenzhen River and is one of the four major co-operation platforms in the Greater Bay Area under the National 14th Five-Year Plan"; in November 2024 the HKSAR Government promulgated "The Development Outline for the Hong Kong Park", proposing a two-phase, batch-by-batch development approach[1]
- "As of the end of December 2025, over 60 technology enterprises and institutions have signed leases for spaces in the two wet laboratory buildings and have begun moving in, occupying nearly 80 per cent of the total floor area of these two buildings"[1]
- Their mix: about 60 per cent from the Mainland, 15 per cent overseas and roughly 25 per cent local Hong Kong enterprises; by industry about half in artificial intelligence and data science, close to 40 per cent in life and health sciences, the rest in microelectronics, new energy, robotics and other frontier fields[1]
- The Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park Limited has invited private-sector expressions of interest for the remaining Phase 1 land parcels, with the Government to consider tendering or public-private partnership models "starting this year"[1]
- "The first talent accommodation building welcomed its first batch of residents in December 2025", with food and beverage and living amenities - Chinese, Western and Korean restaurants, fast-food outlets, a snack shop, convenience store, ATM and smart parcel lockers - commencing operation progressively; space for retail, dining and short-term accommodation will be reserved in the remaining Phase 1 plots[1]
- Transport: shuttle buses connect to or pass through Lok Ma Chau, Yuen Long and Sheung Shui stations, with car and bicycle parking provided, and "In the longer term, the Northern Link Spur Line under planning will pass through the Park with a railway station thereat"[1]
- The Western Cross-River Link Bridge connecting the two parks "has commenced in December 2025", using a "single-span across the river" approach integrated with the surrounding ecology, and "We will strive for the early completion of the relevant construction works, which is targeted to complete by mid-2027"[1]
- On clearance: "The target is to enable pre-verified individuals to enjoy a contactless clearance experience through the use of facial recognition technology"[1]
- The reply gives only "starting from 2027" for the remaining five buildings and does not name the Lok Ma Chau Loop site or an eight-building total for Batch 1, as the pin's description does[1]
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The Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau's LegCo reply says "The remaining five buildings of the first batch will be completed progressively starting from 2027", a year rather than a day.
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