People visit a prototype of China’s new superfast maglev train in Chengdu in January. Photo: AFP
People visit a prototype of China’s new superfast maglev train in Chengdu in January. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong is part of national plan for high-speed maglev train network, transport ministry says

  • ‘We will introduce the high-speed maglev train to Hong Kong as soon as possible so [the city] can ride on the express train of the mainland’s development,” vice-minister Wang Zhiqing says
  • But train capable of top speed of 600km/h still in development, ministry’s top engineer says

People visit a prototype of China’s new superfast maglev train in Chengdu in January. Photo: AFP
People visit a prototype of China’s new superfast maglev train in Chengdu in January. Photo: AFP
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