Speech by CE at Signing Ceremony for Enterprise Participation in Northern Metropolis Development (with photos/video)

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     Following is the speech by the Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, at the Signing Ceremony for Enterprise Participation in Northern Metropolis Development today (November 29):

尊敬的鄭�雄主任（中央人民政府�香港特別行政��絡辦公室主任）�鄒��局長（國務院港澳事務辦公室三局局長）���商界領袖���嘉賓���朋�：
 
　　大家好�今日的活動有來自本地�內地和海外的代表，接下來我會用廣�話�普通話和英語�大家介紹北都的機�。
 
     æ­¡è¿Žå¤§å®¶ä¾†åˆ°æ”¿åºœç¸½éƒ¨ï¼Œä¸€å�Œä»¥å¯¦éš›è¡Œå‹•ï¼Œå±•ç�¾å°�å�ƒèˆ‡åŒ—部都會å�€çš„支æŒ�和信心。香港是國際都會，匯è�šæµ·å…§å¤–人æ‰�å’Œä¼�業。
 
　　今日早上，���觀了「河套�港深創新�科技園�和「洪水橋╱厦�新發展��，了解我們在北部都會�三個將試行的「片�開發��域。
　　 
　　北部都會����3�公頃，佔香港��三分之一，幅員廣闊，一個早上當然無法盡窺全豹。但�於善於洞悉先機�有大局視野的商界領袖，一定看到北部都會�，是一個充滿希望��景亮麗的未來。
　　 
　　在未來五年，北部都會�將有約6�個�宅單�完工，並將推出新的創新科技用地。��五年，新的�宅單�進一步增加15�個，�供超�1 000�平方米的樓���作��的經濟用途。

　　新的公路和�路等交通設施，也將陸續開通。�時，我們正全速�劃兩�新的跨境�路，分別是連接洪水橋與深圳�海的深港西部�路，和連接新田科技城�河套��深圳新皇崗�岸的北環線支線。這些跨境�路將進一步促進香港�深圳和大��其他城市的��。
　　 
　　接下來，我會用普通話跟大家介紹。
 
　　��朋�，今天我們共�一堂，展示了�北部都會�發展的信心和支�。
　　 
　　香港是粵港澳大��的中心城市之一。北部都會��處香港最北部，與內地山水相�，�有無與倫比的地�優勢。一河之隔的深圳，是經濟特��全國性經濟中心城市和國家創新型城市，匯�創新�素，培育大��功和具潛力的�業。

　　香港與深圳情�手足，一直��發展，我們會更好利用香港北部的土地資�，加強與深圳的互�互通�優勢互補，為兩地帶來互利共�的�果。
　　 
　　��今天早上�觀的河套�，是國家「�四五��劃下的大���大�作平�。河套�作�在深圳河兩�以「一河兩岸��「一�兩園�的�念構建，包括香港園�和深圳園�，��香港和深圳的體制優勢，將�為培育新質生產力的��策�地。

　　上星期，特�政府公布了《河套深港科技創新�作�香港園�發展綱�》，勾劃了我們�香港園�的願景�開發策略和方�，並�出促進深港兩地園�之間，跨境�素�動的便利措施。
　　 
　　隨�河套�和其他多個新發展�的建設，北部都會�將�為香港與其他粵港澳大��城市高質��作的新平�，以�香港增長的新引擎。
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　　我很高興今天有來自��領域的�業代表，包括房地產開發商�創新科技�物��電訊�旅��金��業等。北部都會��有廣闊的土地和明確的產業定�，將為�行�業�供優質的商機。
　　 
　　我鼓勵大家把�北部都會�發展的無比機�，�極投資土地開發�商業建設�創新科技等範疇，攜手共建璀璨未來。
 
     Now I would like to address our English-speaking friends. I welcome all of you in coming together to show your support to the development of the Northern Metropolis.
      
     You are here because you believe in Hong Kong, believe in the Northern Metropolis, and believe in the immense opportunities presented by its development.
      
     Hong Kong is a key gateway – a "super connector" and "super value-adder" – between the Mainland market and a world of investors. And the Northern Metropolis is a geographical manifestation of this very important role.
      
     The Northern Metropolis enjoys an unparalleled geographical advantage of seamlessly connecting with Shenzhen, one of the most entrepreneurial and energetic cities on the Mainland.
      
     Shenzhen and Hong Kong, together with Guangzhou, Macao and seven other cities in southern China, form the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). The GBA brings together a population of 86 million and a combined GDP (Gross Domestic Product) that rivals that of the world's 10th-largest economy.
      
     The Loop, an area that straddles across the boundary between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, will be developed into an international innovation and technology hub. With the Loop, and other development areas in the pipeline, the Northern Metropolis will become a region that radiates beyond geographical boundaries.
      
     Taking forward a development of this scale, and gravitas, requires the efforts and resources of all sectors of our community. Yes, the development of the Northern Metropolis will be government-led, but market participation is just as vital.
      
     The private sector could participate in land development by multiple means. We will be trying out a large‑scale land‑disposal approach in three pilot areas: Hung Shui Kiu, Fanling North and San Tin Technopole.
      
     In each of these areas, a relatively large parcel of land will be put to tender. Each parcel will feature elements of commercial values, as well as infrastructure works or government facilities. The three sites are different in scale and components, suiting varying commercial interests and risk appetite. I am confident that this would provide the private sector with a brand-new and efficient way to participate in our development and, in turn, benefit our society as a whole.
      
     Ladies and gentlemen, I look forward to your active participation in the development of the Northern Metropolis. Together, we will realise that bright future for your businesses, for the Northern Metropolis, and for Hong Kong.
 
　　��，我剛剛在英語致辭講到，北部都會�的發展�模�大，為香港帶來無�機�，需�社會�界�與投入。
　　 
　　我鼓勵商界從多方��與北部都會�的土地發展，包括承投土地�修訂土地契約等。政府將會在洪水橋�粉嶺北�新田科技城三個試點，試行「片�開發�模�。�個片�將�供具�模的土地進行招標，包括具商業價值的元素，例如�人�宅用地，也將包括基礎設施或政府設施。
　　 
　　這三個試點在�模和組�上�有��，將迎���的商業考慮。政府希望��這種新開發方�，為商界�供�與發展北都的新途徑，加速發展，惠�整個社會。
　　 
　　今天的活動彰顯特�政府決心帶領社會�界和市場�與，共�發展北部都會�的願景。今天我們共�簽署的��書，展示我們�香港未來充滿信心，支��與北部都會�的發展。我相信通�政�商�民的共�努力，我們將��更多具經濟和社會效益的實質投資和項目，共�實�北都願景。
　　 
　　我�願大家�與北部都會�發展鵬程�里，在座��工作順利。多�大家�

          

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