Kwu Tung resident Niki So stands on the rooftop of her home overlooking a construction site under Hong Kong's Northern Metropolis development plan in Hong Kong, on June 17, 2026. An area roughly a third of Hong Kong including villages, natural wetlands and farmland are being converted into the "Northern Metropolis", an ambitious project aimed at deepening integration with the mainland, diversifying the economy and providing new homes. (Photo by Leung Man Hei / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: Hong Kong-economy-technology-development, FOCUS by Catherine LAI

New residential developments under construction stand behind cleared land and village houses in Kwu Tung as part of Hong Kong's Northern Metropolis development plan, in Hong Kong, on June 17, 2026. An area roughly a third of Hong Kong including villages, natural wetlands and farmland are being converted into the "Northern Metropolis", an ambitious project aimed at deepening integration with the mainland, diversifying the economy and providing new homes. (Photo by Leung Man Hei / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: Hong Kong-economy-technology-development, FOCUS by Catherine LAI

Photo taken on June 15, 2026 shows a resident moving his belongings from his family home in Tin Sam village close to the border to China in northern Hong Kong. An area roughly a third of Hong Kong including villages, natural wetlands and farmland are being converted into the "Northern Metropolis", an ambitious project aimed at deepening integration with the mainland, diversifying the economy and providing new homes. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: Hong Kong-economy-technology-development, FOCUS by Catherine LAI

Resident Niki So (C) and her family stand behind the gate of their village house as Hong Kong government officers carry out a land resumption operation against them in the Kwu Tung area of Hong Kong's northern New Territories, on June 23, 2026. An area roughly a third of Hong Kong including villages, natural wetlands and farmland are being converted into the "Northern Metropolis", an ambitious project aimed at deepening integration with the mainland, diversifying the economy and providing new homes. (Photo by Leung Man Hei / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: Hong Kong-economy-technology-development, FOCUS by Catherine LAI

Kwu Tung resident Niki So shows old photos of life at her home on her mobile phone in Hong Kong, on June 17, 2026. An area roughly a third of Hong Kong including villages, natural wetlands and farmland are being converted into the "Northern Metropolis", an ambitious project aimed at deepening integration with the mainland, diversifying the economy and providing new homes. (Photo by Leung Man Hei / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: Hong Kong-economy-technology-development, FOCUS by Catherine LAI

Resident Niki So settles into her newly rented home with her dogs after officials carried out a land resumption operation in the Kwu Tung area of Hong Kong's northern New Territories, on June 23, 2026. An area roughly a third of Hong Kong including villages, natural wetlands and farmland are being converted into the "Northern Metropolis", an ambitious project aimed at deepening integration with the mainland, diversifying the economy and providing new homes. (Photo by Leung Man Hei / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: Hong Kong-economy-technology-development, FOCUS by Catherine LAI

Resident Niki So ,(L), covers her face while speaking on the phone at her newly rented home after officials carried out a land resumption operation in the Kwu Tung area of Hong Kong's northern New Territories, on June 23, 2026. An area roughly a third of Hong Kong including villages, natural wetlands and farmland are being converted into the "Northern Metropolis", an ambitious project aimed at deepening integration with the mainland, diversifying the economy and providing new homes. (Photo by Leung Man Hei / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: Hong Kong-economy-technology-development, FOCUS by Catherine LAI

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on September 12, 2026 shows (L/R) Elon Musk in Davos on January 22, 2026, Dario Amodei, co-founder and CEO of Anthropic, in Paris, on May 22, 2024, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2025. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on September 12, 2026, called on artificial intelligence (AI) firms to slow down the development of the powerful technology, amid mounting worries over the risks of "superintelligent" computer systems. OpenAI chief Sam Altman and xAI boss Elon Musk said later on September 12 they agree with Amodei on the need to tap the brakes on the development of artificial intelligence, after several worrying incidents. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)