Officials and diplomats pose for a group photo during a visit to the Northern Metropolis, in Hong Kong on Oct 28, 2026. (ADAM LAM/CHINA DAILY)
About 70 representatives from foreign consulates in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region — including consuls general, directors and incoming consuls general — attended a tour of the Northern Metropolis on Wednesday to gain firsthand insight into the city’s flagship development project.
Organized by the Commissioner’s Office of China’s Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the visit took the foreign diplomats to the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park and the Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area Community Liaison Centre. The visit highlighted the mega project’s industrial positioning, functional zoning, construction milestones, cross-boundary connectivity with Shenzhen, and technology-driven approach to the development.
Cui Jianchun, commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the HKSAR, alongside Chief Secretary for Administration Eric Chan Kwok-ki and HKSAR government officials, accompanied the delegation throughout the event.
China Daily photographer Adam Lam took the photos during the tour.
Cui Jianchun (third right), commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and Chief Secretary for Administration of the HKSAR government Eric Chan Kwok-ki (second right) accompany consuls general from various countries during their visit to the Northern Metropolis, in Hong Kong on Oct 28, 2026. (ADAM LAM/CHINA DAILY)A diplomat looks on during a visit by consuls general and other diplomats to the Northern Metropolis, in Hong Kong on Oct 28, 2026. (ADAM LAM/CHINA DAILY)Diplomats from various countries tour a site during a visit to the Northern Metropolis, in Hong Kong on Oct 28, 2026. (ADAM LAM/CHINA DAILY)Consuls general and other diplomats from various countries listen to a briefing during a visit to the Northern Metropolis, in Hong Kong on Oct 28, 2026. (ADAM LAM/CHINA DAILY)Hong Kong Chief Secretary for Administration Eric Chan Kwok-ki (front, third left) looks on while accompanying consuls general from various countries during a visit to the Northern Metropolis, in Hong Kong on Oct 28, 2026. (ADAM LAM/CHINA DAILY)Hong Kong Chief Secretary for Administration Eric Chan Kwok-ki speaks during a visit by consuls general to the Northern Metropolis, in Hong Kong on Oct 28, 2026. (ADAM LAM/CHINA DAILY)Cui Jianchun, commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, delivers a speech during a visit by consuls general to the Northern Metropolis, in Hong Kong on Oct 28, 2026. (ADAM LAM/CHINA DAILY)Federico Lage Cabeza, consul general of Uruguay to Hong Kong, answers questions from reporters during a visit by consuls general to the Northern Metropolis, in Hong Kong on Oct 28, 2026. (ADAM LAM/CHINA DAILY)Riaz Ahmed Shaikh, consul general of Pakistan in Hong Kong, answers questions from reporters during a visit by consuls general to the Northern Metropolis, in Hong Kong on Oct 28, 2026. (ADAM LAM/CHINA DAILY)Anatoly Kargapolov, consul general of Russia in Hong Kong, answers questions from reporters during a visit by consuls general to the Northern Metropolis, in Hong Kong on Oct 28, 2026. (ADAM LAM/CHINA DAILY)
