China state-owned firms, JD.com for JV to invest in Hong Kong border mega project

China Overseas Land & Investment

24/08/2026 11:43

HONG KONG, Aug 24 (Reuters) - A joint venture comprising six companies said on Monday it plans to invest HK$16.8 billion ($2.14 billion) in the newly awarded pilot development area in Hong Kong's Northern Metropolis, a mega project bordering mainland China.
     
The six companies include Chinese state-owned property developers China Overseas Land & Investment 0688.HK, China Merchants Land 0978.HK, China Resources Land (Overseas) and Hong Kong peer Sino Land 0083.HK.
Another two companies are China's state-owned tourism enterprise CTG Investment Management and e-commerce giant JD.com Inc 9618.HK.
The joint venture plans to develop a large-scale modern logistics hub with residential and community commercial facilities.
It expects the logistic facility will begin operations in 55 months.
Hong Kong's Northern Metropolis, spanning 30,000 hectares (116 square miles), aims to bolster the city's technological collaboration and linkages with mainland China.
The joint venture won the tender of the project on Monday for HK$1 billion.
($1 = 7.8367 Hong Kong dollars)

 (Reporting by Clare Jim; Editing by Louise Heavens)
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