[Li Jiachao: Accelerate the planning and development of the northern metropolitan area] On September 16th, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Li Jiachao, announced the first five-year plan of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on the 16th. He said that the goal of accelerating the planning and development of the northern metropolitan area is to build the northern metropolitan area into a main platform for Hong Kong to deeply participate in the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, actively integrate into and serve the overall development of the country, and develop a new engine for new productivity. Li Jiachao said that with the vision of "Finance in the South, Innovation and Technology in the North" leading the future spatial layout of Hong Kong, the northern metropolitan area will be laid out with the development goals of university town, innovation and technology, industry and livability, business and tourism, and achieve the integrated development of education, technology and talents. Promote the construction of Beidu University Town, Xintian Science and Technology City, and the Hong Kong Park of the Loop Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone to achieve the northern metropolitan area's mission as an important strategic carrier for the development of high-level post-secondary education, the integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, and the gathering of international high-end talents.