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Guangdong to speed up five Guangdong-HK cross-border transport projects
GUANGDONG's Provincial Development and Reform Commission said that there are five Guangdong-Hong Kong cross-border transport infrastructure projects between to be accelerated this year.
Commission director Li Chunhong said that as of the end of February, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge's main project has cost CNY14.67 billion (US$2.36 billion), representing 38.5 per cent of projected expenditure and will open by 2017.
Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed railway section in Shenzhen's Futian District is underway and will be completed by 2015.
The Shenzhen-Hong Kong Western Express Line, which is a railway connecting the airports of the two cities, is undergoing pre-project studies.
The Shenzhen-Hong Kong Eastern Cross-border Expressway, which cost CNY6 billion, is to be finished by 2016. The project is also undergoing pre-project preparations.
Guangdong and Hong Kong will also cooperate on the border inspection facilities for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, and study the location and operation of clearance facilities for the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed railway.
The two sides aim to promote electronic clearance system and increase the application of such system from 40 to 80 per cent by 2015.
Commission director Li Chunhong said that as of the end of February, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge's main project has cost CNY14.67 billion (US$2.36 billion), representing 38.5 per cent of projected expenditure and will open by 2017.
Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed railway section in Shenzhen's Futian District is underway and will be completed by 2015.
The Shenzhen-Hong Kong Western Express Line, which is a railway connecting the airports of the two cities, is undergoing pre-project studies.
The Shenzhen-Hong Kong Eastern Cross-border Expressway, which cost CNY6 billion, is to be finished by 2016. The project is also undergoing pre-project preparations.
Guangdong and Hong Kong will also cooperate on the border inspection facilities for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, and study the location and operation of clearance facilities for the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed railway.
The two sides aim to promote electronic clearance system and increase the application of such system from 40 to 80 per cent by 2015.
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