Future City Vision - Northern Metropolis Forum 4.0 (Session 1)

5 Sep 2026

(full day)

On behalf of the six Joint Institutes—HKIUD, HKIA, HKICON, HKIP, HKILA, and HKIS—we are pleased to invite you to join the first session of the Northern Metropolis Forum 4.0 (NM 4.0), to be held on 5 September 2026.

Date: 5 September 2026
Venue: The Multi-purpose Hall 3/F, City Gallery

Time: 10:30am – 6:30pm (10:00am registation starts)

Fee: Physical: HK$150 Online: HK$150

Language: English

CPD Hours: 6 Hours

Quota: 150 Persons Physical, 300 Persons Online (First-come-first-served)

Physical Registration: https://forms.gle/WFs9oJbRbH6J6c8M6

Online Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_16KNFUK1TwizVyVuwp9ccA

Program Rundown
Time	Program / Topic	Speaker
10:00–10:20	Registration & Networking
10:20–10:35	Opening & Welcome
10:35 - 10:55	Keynote Address	Ms. Winnie HO, JP Secretary for Housing, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
10:55 - 11:10	Photo taking Session
11:10 - 11:30	Presentation (1) Topic: Building a "South-North Dual Engine" – San Tin Technopole as Hong Kong's Strategic Base for New Quality Productive Forces	Professor Kar-kan LING, SBS Adjunct Professor, HKU, CUHK & PolyU Director, San Tin Technopole Co Ltd
11:30-11:50	Presentation (2) Topic: From Science Park to Metropolis - Delivering Hong Kong's Innovation Agenda	Sr. Nicholas Brooke Chairman of Professional Property Services Limited Past Chairman of HK Science & Technology Parks Corporation
11:50 – 12:10	Presentation (3) Topic: Cheer up, the worst is yet to come	Professor Edward Ng Yan-yung Professor of Architecture in the School of Architecture, CUHK; IEES, Team Leader of Urban Sustainability and Public Health in the Institute of Energy, Environment, and Sustainability
12:10 – 12:30	Presentation (4) Topic: Beautiful China, Beautiful Northern Metropolis — From Invisible Data to a Visible Beautiful Life	Ms. Sam LAM Director of Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation (J.C.DISI), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
12:30 – 14:00	LUNCH BREAK
14:00 – 14:20	Presentation (5) Topic: Planning and Development of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park	Ar. Stanley Tang Director of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park (HSITP)
14:20 – 14:40	Presentation (6) Topic: From Campus Renewal to Management Reform: How Shenzhen Developed Innovative Competition Mechanisms to Address Its Urbanisation‑Driven Crisis	Prof. ZHU Jingxiang Associate Professor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong
14:40 – 15:00	Presentation (7) Topic: A Super Investment Cycle and Hong Kong’s New Innovation Frontier – What the New Frontier Means for Real Estate, Innovation and Investment	Mr. James WONG Chairman of Chinney Group; President of Hong Kong PropTech Association; Chairman of ULI GBA Council
15:00 – 16:00	Panel Discussion Topic: The 1-Hour Twin City Lifestyle – A Dialogue (TBC)	Panellists: Ar. Stanley Tang, HSITP Professor Edward Ng Yan-yung, CUHK Sr. Nicholas Brooke, Professional Property Services Limited Prof. Zhu Jingxiang, CUHK Mr. James WONG, Chinney Group Ms. Karen Lee, JCDISI Ms. Joanna Tan, Housing Department, HKSAR Gov Mr. Ryan Ip, Our Hong Kong Foudation Dr. Francis Neoton Cheung, Doctoral Exchange Moderator: Ar. Eugene CHING Board of Local Affairs, HKIA & Public Affairs Committee, HKIUD Ar. Kenneth CHAN Board of Local Affairs, HKIA & Public Affairs Committee, HKIUD
16:00–16:15	Afternoon Break
16:15–18:15	Interactive Workshop: Designing the Ideal Building Typology and City Amenities for a 1-Hour Twin City Lifestyle	Dr. Sujata S. GOVADA FHKIUD, MHKIP, AICP, LEED AP, Assoc. AIA, Reg. Architect Council of Architecture, India Ar. Corrin CHAN AOS. Architecture, Director, Public Affairs Committee, HKIUD
18:15–18:30	Closing Remarks and Next Steps
18:30	End of Forum

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