https://www.scmp.com/rss/522883/feed The latest news and top stories on Edward Lau Kwok-fan. A Hong Kong politician, he is a member of the Legislative Council representing New Territories North and serves on the executive committee of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, a pro-Beijing party. He previously served on the North District Council. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Ng Kang-chung Ng Kang-chung Hong Kong’s adoption of preferential packages to fast-track an industrial park that falls under the Northern Metropolis megadevelopment has been given an initial thumbs up. Local developers hailed the new approach as a “one-stop service” to help them cut through red tape and resolve problems, while some market observers believed it could also attract mainland Chinese enterprises to partner with Hong Kong firms to invest in the Hung Shui Kiu park. The government announced on Monday that it was... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3338074/new-approach-fast-track-hong-kong-industrial-park-gets-thumbs-firms?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3338074/new-approach-fast-track-hong-kong-industrial-park-gets-thumbs-firms?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Dec 2025 00:00:36 +0000 Alice Wu Alice Wu These are interesting times in Hong Kong politics. Rarely has the city seen the government get so involved in galvanising voters ahead of the Legislative Council election. These things have traditionally been the work of political parties and groups. And that is one prominent feature of the development of Hong Kong’s “patriots-only” political system. Before the overhaul of the election system, voter turnout was a barometer of sorts for the election outcome. Conventional wisdom was that the... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3332826/hong-kongs-legco-election-should-priortise-substance-over-spectacle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3332826/hong-kongs-legco-election-should-priortise-substance-over-spectacle?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Nov 2025 01:30:08 +0000 Edith Lin Edith Lin Hong Kong authorities should improve mortuary services and streamline procedures for death registration and cremation arrangements to ease pressure on mortuaries, according to a lawmaker. Edward Lau Kwok-fan’s remarks on Monday followed the government’s decision to end free storage of bodies in public mortuaries, which sparked controversy and led to an extension of the original proposed three-day exemption of charges to four weeks. Lau said on a radio show that the government was receptive to... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3332160/hong-kong-lawmaker-urges-simpler-post-death-arrangements-amid-mortuary-fee-outcry?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3332160/hong-kong-lawmaker-urges-simpler-post-death-arrangements-amid-mortuary-fee-outcry?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Nov 2025 05:47:18 +0000 Edith Lin Edith Lin Hong Kong lawmakers have raised concerns about insufficient policy support for a proposed industrial port in the western New Territories, with authorities saying more time is needed to draft comprehensive measures to attract leading companies to the city. Legislators shared their views on Tuesday after the Development Bureau revealed its proposal for a 301-hectare (744-acre) “smart and green industrial port” in Lung Kwu Tan and Tuen Mun West last week. The project covers four growth sectors –... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3319186/more-support-needed-proposed-hong-kong-industrial-port-lawmakers-say?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3319186/more-support-needed-proposed-hong-kong-industrial-port-lawmakers-say?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Jul 2025 13:55:38 +0000 Edith Lin,Vivian Au Edith Lin,Vivian Au Hong Kong authorities have withdrawn tenders for two sites in the New Territories initially earmarked for multi-storey buildings for modern industries to speed up development in the Northern Metropolis, with the government taking a bigger role. The Development Bureau said on Monday that a three-hectare site in Yuen Long would be passed to the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) to build a microelectronics ecosystem to promote high-value-added new industrialisation. The... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3319048/hong-kong-withdraws-tenders-2-sites-speed-northern-metropolis-development?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3319048/hong-kong-withdraws-tenders-2-sites-speed-northern-metropolis-development?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:05:53 +0000 Vivian Au,Harvey Kong Vivian Au,Harvey Kong A novel arrangement to build mass transit links in Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis aims to reduce construction costs by up to 30 per cent by adopting world-leading mainland Chinese standards for railway lines, the government has said. The Highways Department said on Wednesday the estimated cost of the first phase of the Northern Link rail development was HK$31.4 billion (US$4 billion) and construction of the spur line using mainland standards was set to begin in 2027. “The mainland railway... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3317543/mainland-standards-may-cut-hong-kong-rail-link-costs-40-lawmakers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3317543/mainland-standards-may-cut-hong-kong-rail-link-costs-40-lawmakers?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Jul 2025 08:44:49 +0000