The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) will build its Guangzhou campus in Nansha district's Qingsheng Hub Area, according to reports from Guangzhou Daily. 

On Dec 21, the Guangzhou municipal government, Guangzhou University and HKUST signed a cooperation agreement in Guangzhou.

The Guangzhou municipal government, Guangzhou University and HKUST sign a cooperation agreement in Guangzhou on Dec 21. [Photo/Guangzhou Daily]

In early October, Guangzhou University and HKUST signed a letter of intent for the cooperative education project in Hong Kong.

According to insiders, the HKUST Guangzhou Campus will cover an area of 1.13 square kilometers, twice the size of its Hong Kong campus. The city of Guangzhou will assist in the construction and funding of the campus, in addition to other forms of support.

An aerial photo of Qingsheng Station. The station is only a 35-minute ride from Hong Kong's West Kowloon Station on the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link. [Photo/Guangzhou Daily]

According to Wei Shyy, president of HKUST, the Guangzhou campus will be located in the northern part of Nansha New District-Qingsheng Hub Area. The area is one of seven major sections of the China (Guangdong) Pilot Free Trade Zone Nansha Area of Guangzhou and is conveniently connected via local public transit and intercity high-speed rail. It takes just 35 minutes to get to West Kowloon Station in Hong Kong via the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link.

The HKUST campus in Hong Kong occupies a 60-hectare (150-acre) site of sweeping natural beauty on the Clear Water Bay Peninsula in East Kowloon, less than 30 minutes from Hong Kong downtown by car.[Photo/Guangzhou Daily]