Hong Kong will work with the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China to encourage leading mainland universities and research institutions to establish a presence in the Northern Metropolis, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said.
Lee outlined the plan during a meeting with Huai Jinpeng, China’s education minister, on 2 November 2026.
Lee said mainland institutions would share their academic and research strengths with local universities, and identified teacher training and patriotic education as further areas for closer cooperation.