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The Loop Hong Kong Park Company, operator of the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park, received six bids from conglomerates and hi-tech firms by Monday's deadline for four land parcels, with a combined gross floor area exceeding 76,000 square metres. The bidders included companies involved in high-end innovation and technology industries, showing "enthusiastic response" to the project according to the operator. The sale used a weighted scoring system, allocating 70% of points to technical proposals and 30% to financial offers. Successful bidders will be announced in October and will be responsible for designing, constructing, financing, and managing the sites.

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Hong Kong's Northern Metropolis tech hub, a flagship project, received six bids from large conglomerates and hi-tech firms by the deadline on Monday. The land tender was for four parcels of land with a combined gross floor area exceeding 76,000 square meters, earmarked for innovation and technology, as well as talent accommodation. This strong response is seen as an indication of investors' confidence in Hong Kong's strengths in innovation and technology. The bidders included companies from the high-end innovation and technology industries. The successful bidders will be responsible for designing, building, financing, and managing the relevant sites, including the accommodation facilities.

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Land tender for flagship Northern Metropolis tech hub draws 6 bids asserted

tender → draw → bids

Operator Loop Hong Kong Park Company hails ‘enthusiastic response’ to four parcels earmarked for innovation and technology, housing talent Hong Kong’s flagship technology hub at the border received six bids from conglomerates and hi-tech firms for its inaugural land tender by the deadline on Monday, underscoring investors’ high expectations and confidence in the sites, its operator said. asserted

operator → hail → sites

Following the close of the tender opened in June, the Loop Hong Kong Park Company, which operates the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park (HSITP), said it received strong interest for four land parcels earmarked for innovation and technology, and talent accommodation. asserted

it → follow → innovation

The bidders for the parcels – with a combined gross floor area exceeding 76,000 square metres – included high-end innovation and technology industries and large conglomerates, it said. asserted

it → exceed → industries

“The enthusiastic response to this inaugural tender shows the industry’s full recognition of Hong Kong’s strengths in innovation and technology, as well as its confidence and high expectations for the park’s development,” the operator said. asserted

operator → show → development

It added that the site sale used a weighted “two-envelope” scoring system, allocating 70 per cent to technical proposals and 30 per cent to financial offers. asserted

sale → add → offers

The operator said this framework encourages developers to submit forward-looking blueprints that bridge scientific research with commercial applications across the entire supply chain. asserted

that → say → chain

Successful bidders will be responsible for the design, construction, financing and management of the relevant sites, including the accommodation facilities. asserted

bidders → include → facilities

Winning bids are expected to be announced in October. asserted

bids → win → October

Land tender for flagship Northern Metropolis tech hub draws 6 bids

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