The Development Bureau has outlined plans to test measures easing the flow of data, materials and capital at a key innovation zone near the mainland border.
The details were revealed in a government paper submitted to the Legislative Council. It updates progress on legislation to speed up the Northern Metropolis project, a 30,000-hectare site.
The Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone was proposed by Beijing in 2017. It includes an 87-hectare park in Hong Kong and a 302-hectare park in Shenzhen.
“We are actively pushing to implement a pilot project this year,” the bureau said. It added that the measures could later expand beyond the Hong Kong park based on actual conditions.
Industry players have called for easing restrictions on items such as biosamples to support collaboration.
