Government Authorizes Railway Scheme for Hong Kong Section of Northern Link Spur Line to Enhance Hong Kong-Shenzhen Connectivity and Support Northern Metropolis Development

Railway scheme for Hong Kong Section of Northern Link Spur Line authorised

In accordance with the Railways Ordinance (Cap. 519), the Government published a notice in the Gazette today (September 18) on the authorisation of the railway scheme for the Hong Kong Section of the Northern Link (NOL) Spur Line by the Secretary for Transport and Logistics.

The NOL Project (comprising the NOL Main Line and Spur Line) is an important transport infrastructure driving the development of the Northern Metropolis and facilitating Hong Kong's better integration into national development, aligning with the National 15th Five-Year Plan Outline that calls for accelerating the development of the Northern Metropolis and promoting the co-ordinated development of rail transport. The NOL Spur Line comprises an underground railway of about 6 kilometres in length starting from San Tin Station on the Main Line, comprising the Hong Kong section of about 5km in length and the Shenzhen section of about 1km in length. The NOL Spur Line will establish three new railway stations, with two new stations at Chau Tau of the San Tin Technopole and the Loop for the Hong Kong section, as well as one new station at the new Huanggang Port for the Shenzhen section.

As the cross-boundary bifurcation of the NOL Project, apart from serving the San Tin Technopole and the Loop, the NOL Spur Line will also connect to the new Huanggang Port, linking the metro networks of Hong Kong and Shenzhen, and facilitating the flow of people between Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Offering both local commuting functions within Hong Kong and cross-boundary railway services, the NOL Spur Line will promote the "hard connectivity" of infrastructure in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

No objection to the railway scheme for the Hong Kong Section of the Northern Link Spur Line was received during the gazettal period, which fully reflects the community's continued support for the project. Following the authorisation of the railway scheme, the construction works for the Hong Kong Section of the NOL Spur Line will commence as soon as practicable, with the aim of commissioning the NOL Spur Line together with the NOL Main Line by 2034 or earlier, upon which the travelling time between San Tin and the new Huanggang Port is estimated to be only about 11 minutes.

The NOL Project, Photo source: reference image

SCST congratulates Harris Ho on winning first fencing gold medal in history for Hong Kong, China in Youth Olympic Games

The Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Miss Rosanna Law, today (November 10) congratulated fencing athlete Harris Ho on winning a gold medal in the Men's Foil Individual of the 4th Youth Olympic Games at Dakar, Senegal. This is the first gold medal ever won by the Hong Kong, China fencing team at the Youth Olympic Games and also the second gold medal won by the Hong Kong, China Delegation in the Youth Olympic Games this year.

Miss Law said, "Following his gold medal in the Cadet Boy's Foil Individual (U17) at the 2026 World Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships in April, and a silver medal as part of the Men's Foil Team at the Asian Games in September, Ho has achieved yet another major success. With an outstanding performance at the Youth Olympic Games this year, he overcame his opponents to secure the gold medal and set a historic milestone for a young Hong Kong fencing athlete. All of the Hong Kong citizens take great pride in his remarkable achievement."

The 4th Youth Olympic Games are being held from October 31 to November 13. The Hong Kong, China Delegation has sent a total of 15 athletes to compete in 12 sports and has so far won two gold, one silver and three bronze.