香港特区行政长官在一个全球教育峰会上表示，香港北部都会区的大学城旨在吸引全球顶尖的学生和学者，境外院校已表达兴趣并呼吁提供激励措施以建立伙伴关系。
Hong Kong’s university towns in the Northern Metropolis are designed to attract the world’s finest students and scholars, the city’s leader has said at a global education summit, with overseas institutions expressing interest and calling for incentives to enter into partnerships.
行政长官李家超周二在世界大学校长论坛上表示，特区政府将邀请院校在位于中国内地边境附近的三个大学城内设立基础研究所和共享研究平台，例如高性能计算中心、联合实验室和跨学科研究中心。
Speaking at the Global University Presidents and Leaders Summit on Tuesday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said the government would invite institutions to establish basic research institutes and shared research platforms, such as high-performance computing centres, joint laboratories and interdisciplinary research centres, in the three university towns located near the mainland Chinese border.
他说：“这三个大学城旨在吸引全球顶尖的学者和学生……这些城镇还旨在赋能产业。我们将鼓励大学教职员到企业开展研究。我们将鼓励业界专才参与大学的教学和研究。”
“These three university towns are being built to attract the world’s finest scholars and students … The towns are also designed to empower industry. We will encourage university staff to undertake research at companies. We will encourage industry professionals to contribute to university teaching and research,” he said.
“我们的目标是加强产业界、学术界和研究界之间的联系，使它们能够优势互补、相辅相成。”这三个大学城构成了北部都会区内一个占地1,000公顷的项目，涵盖新田、洪水桥和打鼓岭。该项目于2024年首次提出，旨在促进产学研协同效应，并一体推进教育、科技和人才发展。
“Our goal is to strengthen the links between industry, academia and research, enabling them to complement and reinforce one another.”The three university towns form a 1,000-hectare project within the Northern Metropolis, covering San Tin, Hung Shui Kiu and Ta Kwu Ling. It was first proposed in 2024 to foster synergy among industry, academia and research and to integrate education, technology and talent.
为期两天的峰会由香港对外友好协会主办，周二在香港会议展览中心开幕。峰会汇聚了10所本地大学以及来自20多个国家和地区逾50家机构的高级领导人，其中包括哈佛大学和剑桥大学。演讲嘉宾包括香港五个决策局的局长。
The two-day summit, organised by the Hong Kong Association for External Friendship, opened on Tuesday at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. It brings together 10 local universities and senior leaders from over 50 institutions across more than 20 countries and regions, including Harvard University and the University of Cambridge. The speakers include the heads of five Hong Kong bureaus.
教育局局长蔡若莲表示，大学城是特区政府推动将教育作为高质量发展主要引擎的一部分。
Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin said the university town was part of the government’s push to position education as a primary engine of high-quality development.
她说：“大学城围绕着融合教育、科技、产业、人才和城市生活的‘一城五素’框架构建，为产业与高校科研合作孕育了肥沃的生态系统，并提供了充满机遇的黄金前沿。”
“Built around the One Town, Five Elements framework integrating education, technology, industry, talent and urban living, the university town creates a fertile ecosystem for industry and university research collaboration and offers a golden frontier of opportunities,” she said.
澳大利亚麦考瑞大学校长史蒂芬·布鲁斯·道顿在峰会上对记者表示，对于机构之间的合作而言，香港依然是一个具有吸引力的地方。
Australia’s Macquarie University vice-chancellor and president Professor Stephen Bruce Dowton told reporters at the summit that Hong Kong remained an attractive place for collaboration between institutions.
他说：“香港是一个伟大的小城市，我看到了香港作为十字路口的重生——在金融方面非常强劲，同时也充分利用发展来赋能新产业、创造新工作岗位。对我们所有人的未来而言，这都非常令人兴奋。”
“Hong Kong is a great small city, and I see a rebirth of Hong Kong as a crossroads – very strong in finance, but also capitalising on a development to power new industries and create new jobs. It is a very exciting future for all of us,” he said.
他说：“我们看到通过我们与现有香港高校的伙伴关系参与其中的潜力。”他表示，大学城项目应被视为一项需要早期投入的长期规划，并呼吁特区政府利用税收和土地优惠来吸引龙头企业。
“We see potential participation through the partnerships we have with existing Hong Kong universities.”He said the university town project should be seen as a long-term plan requiring early investment, and called on the government to use tax and land incentives to attract anchor companies.
在小组讨论期间，香港大学校长张翔表示，北部都会区为香港高校应对从人工智能到气候变化等全球挑战提供了“黄金机遇”。
During a panel discussion, University of Hong Kong president Xiang Zhang said the Northern Metropolis offered a “golden opportunity” for the city’s universities to tackle global challenges, from AI to climate change.
他说：“我们希望充分利用大学城提供的这一机遇，在研究、创新和教育方面引领世界。”
“We want to capitalise on this opportunity offered by the university towns to lead the world in research, innovation and education,” he said.