Driver Trett Digest Issue 21 03.2021 - Flipbook - Page 19
DIGEST | ISSUE 21
WANNA BE RICH?
BUILD ROADS FIRST
There is a well-known Chinese saying – “Wanna be rich? Build
roads first!” and Hong Kong is no stranger
when it comes to investing in infrastructure.
Hong Kong, renowned as ‘the Pearl of the East’, is a beautiful and modern megapolis with a combination
of skyscrapers, beaches, historical landmarks, and heritage buildings in a compact space.
As an ex-British colony, Hong Kong’s culture has been deeply influenced by the West. As a result, a mixture
of East meets West culture has emerged and made Hong Kong a unique and distinctive society that has an
international perception, attracting people from all over the world for business, work, travel, and education.
Hong Kong is one of the world’s most active financial centres having developed from a small fishing village
in the 19th century. The fast-moving growth in population it has experienced since then has required Hong
Kong to quickly adapt its infrastructure, and in July 2017 the governments of Guangdong, Hong Kong and
Macau signed the ‘Framework Agreement on Deepening Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Cooperation in the
Development of the Greater Bay Area’.
There are seven areas of development1:
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Developing an international innovation and technology hub.
Expediting infrastructural connectivity.
Building a globally competitive modern industrial system.
Taking forward ecological conservation.
Developing a quality living circle for living, working, and travelling.
Strengthen cooperation and jointly participating in the Belt and Road Initiative
Jointly developing Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau cooperation platforms.
Two of the recent Greater Bay Area mega infrastructure projects in Hong Kong include the Hong KongZhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) and the Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL), both
projects were completed in 2018.
HONG KONG-ZHUHAI-MACAU BRIDGE (HZMB)
The 55km bridge connects Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macau comprising a 12km Hong Kong Link Road, 29.6km
Main Bridge (with 22.9 km above the sea and 6.7 km undersea) and 13.4km Zhuhai Link Road (Fig. 1.):
Angie Chai, Senior Consultant, Driver Trett Hong Kong
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Fig. 1., extracted from www.hzmb.gov.hk/en/info/sea%20crossing-EN.pdf
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