The Development Bureau proposes to introduce a dedicated legislation to accelerate the development of the Northern Metropolis (NM), with a view to further removing barriers in respect of planning and lands procedures in the NM, expediting construction works and facilitating industry operation. A two-month public consultation on the legislative proposal was conducted between 24 March and 22 May this year with public views received from all sectors of the public through meetings with different stakeholders as well as written submissions. For the outcomes of the public consultation exercise, please refer to the discussion paper for the meeting of the Legislative Council (LegCo) Panel on Development on 23 June 2026 and the presentation made by the Government then.
The Northern Metropolis Development Bill (the Bill) has been gazetted on 3 July 2026 for first reading at the LegCo on 8 July. For details, please refer to the following –