Home>News Center>China
       
 

Super-bridge project given green light
By Fu Jing (China Daily)
Updated: 2005-03-08 01:44

A multibillion-dollar bridge will spearhead a joint infrastructure drive by the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong in southern China.

Priorities will be given to the planned Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) highway linking the mainland and Hong Kong and sea ports in the pan-Pearl River Delta region.

Minister of National Development and Reform Commission Ma Kai, said planning for the project was given the green light during recent face-to-face talks with Tung Chee-hwa, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) government.

"We are going to make a big breakthrough in infrastructure co-operation between Hong Kong and the mainland," Ma told yesterday's press conference during the ongoing National People's Congress (NPC) session.

Sarah Liao, secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works of the Hong Kong (SAR), told China Daily the private sector is allowed to play a primary role in constructing the bridge proposal, which will cost about 31.5 billion yuan (US$3.8 billion).

He said Hong Kong, Macao and Guangdong had entered into a consensus allowing the private sector to fund the giant project.

"There is a general consensus amongst the three parties that it will be funded by the private sector," said Liao.

At yesterday's press conference, Ma said the feasibility report of the HZMB has already been finished but he didn't reveal when the project start.

Ma's commission and the Hong Kong SAR Government started a feasibility study in 2002 and found the bridge will alter the present passive condition of the transport linkage between Hong Kong and the Pearl River West, which relies mainly on water transport.

It will shorten the distance from Hong Kong to Macao and Zhuhai to 30 kilometres, and reduce the journey time to well within half an hour. The current distance from Hong Kong to Macao and Zhuhai is about 60 kilometres.

"The bridge will promote the socio-economic development of Pearl River West, promote the development of regional tourism industries and perfect the regional transport network," said Liao.

He said advance planning work of the bridge is progressing well.

The HZMB Advance Work Co-ordination Group set up by HKSAR, Guangdong and Macao has commissioned an engineering and financial feasibility study in early 2004. The outcome of the study is now being examined by the three parties of the Co-ordination Group.

In January, three cross-border infrastructure projects, the Huanggang-Lok Ma Chau bridge, the bridge at Shatoujiao, and the renovation at the footbridge of Luohu, were started.

The latest joint project between the mainland and Hong Kong follows over areas of co-operation including logistics, economy and trade, tourism, culture, environmental protection, public health, and science and technology.

Macro control of economic development on the mainland is a long-term task for the central Government, Ma said.

"We will continue our efforts because many local governments have been on an investment spree, which is likely to cause economic overheating," he added.



 
  Today's Top News     Top China News
 

Listings of two big State banks imminent

 

   
 

Experts split over gambling law proposal

 

   
 

Time needed for Chinese women into space

 

   
 

Super-bridge project given green light

 

   
 

Qinghai-Tibet railway project steams ahead

 

   
 

Concerns deepen over housing boom

 

   
  Concerns deepen over housing boom
   
  Interpreting a call for "Harmonious society"
   
  Experts split over gambling law proposal
   
  Courageous women "hold up half the sky"
   
  Depression sufferers grow in China
   
  Super-bridge project given green light
   
 
  Go to Another Section  
 
 
  Story Tools  
   
  Related Stories  
   
Island province planning cross-sea bridge
   
Island province planning cross-sea bridge
   
Canal span collapses after collision
   
Re-building the ancient Silk Road
   
Re-building the ancient Silk Road
   
UN promotes role of `new silk road'
   
UN promotes role of `new silk road'
  News Talk  
  It is time to prepare for Beijing - 2008  
Advertisement
         
主站蜘蛛池模板: 色噜噜一区二区三区| 99这里只有精品| 日韩小视频在线| 亚洲国产婷婷综合在线精品| 狠狠躁夜夜躁av网站中文字幕| 四虎高清成人永久免费影院| 91香蕉成人免费网站| 国产精品线在线精品| aaaaa毛片| 婷婷综合五月天| 中文字幕日韩三级片| 日本护士handjob| 九九九九九九伊人| 欧美一级专区免费大片俄罗斯| 亚洲欧美中文字幕5发布| 特级毛片A级毛片100免费播放| 十八在线观观看免费视频| 色多多视频官网| 国产主播福利在线观看| 香艳69xxxxx有声小说| 国产成人av区一区二区三| 欧美人与牲动交xxxxbbbb| 国产精品免费看| 最新黄色网址在线观看| 国产精品自在线拍国产手机版| 99久久精品国产亚洲| 天堂网www在线资源中文| swag在线播放| 好男人影视社区www在线观看| 一级日本黄色片| 少妇厨房愉情理9仑片视频| 一级看片免费视频| 怡红院免费手机在线观看| 一级一级女人18毛片| 成人黄软件网18免费下载成人黄18免费视频 | 色之综合天天综合色天天棕色| 国产免费av一区二区三区| 韩国理论片久久电影网| 国产呻吟久久久久久久92| 香蕉视频在线观看黄| 国产动作大片中文字幕|