A planned university town in Hong Kong will designate land to adapt to future social and technological shifts. The project's size may also be significantly expanded, according to officials.

A proposed university town in Hong Kong will set aside vacant land to capitalise on future opportunities arising from social and technological changes, a minister has said, days after a top official revealed that the project size could be tripled to 300 hectares (741 acres). Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin on Wednesday told the Legislative Council that the proposed university town, which falls under the Northern Metropolis megaproject, would have distinctive Hong Kong...