Key facts
- Priscilla Leung Mei-fun said the bills committee scrutinized the bill for about 30 hours across 12 meetings.
- The Legislative Council Secretariat said the second reading debate resumes on November 11 at 11am in the LegCo Complex chamber.
- If members support the second reading, the bill goes to the committee of the whole Council, then to a third reading.
- The same sitting introduces the Securities and Futures (Amendment) Bill 2026 and the Wild Animals Protection (Amendment) Bill 2026 for first and second readings.
Hong Kong's Legislative Council will resume the second reading of the Northern Metropolis Development Bill on November 11, 2026, at 11am in the chamber of the LegCo Complex, the council's secretariat said. The bill is designed to streamline development of the Northern Metropolis, and passage could come as early as this week.
Lawmaker Priscilla Leung Mei-fun said on November 9 that the relevant bills committee held 12 meetings and scrutinized the legislation for about 30 hours. She said the measure was unprecedented, describing it as the first time in Hong Kong's history that dedicated legislation of this kind has been brought forward.
Under the council's procedure, if members support the bill at second reading it stands committed to the committee of the whole Council. After that committee completes its consideration and its report is adopted, the bill is set down for a third reading.
The same sitting introduces the Securities and Futures (Amendment) Bill 2026 and the Wild Animals Protection (Amendment) Bill 2026 for first and second readings, with their second-reading debates adjourned. Lawmakers will also debate a motion on public housing policy moved by Leung Man-kwong, with amendments from Chan Hok-fung and Lam Wai-kong, and Andrew Lam will move a resolution under section 34(4) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance to extend the period for amending subsidiary legislation.