Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong could set up a corporation to solicit tenders for building the link to Zhuhai
Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong are likely to form a corporation to solicit tenders from the private sector to build the proposed bridge linking Zhuhai and the two special administrative regions.
A Hong Kong government source said a public-private partnership model would probably be adopted for the construction and operation of the proposed bridge. 'One possibility is for the three governments to form a corporation which then solicits for a bid from the private sector to build the project,' the source said.
The source said the government was considering building as few of the bridge's foundations as possible close to the Hong Kong coast to minimise any adverse impact on the Chinese white dolphins and their natural habitat.
The China Daily reported early this month that a feasibility report had been completed for the project, which is estimated to cost US$3.8 billion. No date was given for when construction of the link would begin.
The newspaper quoted Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works Sarah Liao Sau-tung as saying that the private sector would fund the bridge.
Meanwhile, former Zhuhai party secretary Liang Guangda said he hoped construction of the cross-delta bridge could start next year.
