Exclusive | Hong Kong, Zhuhai, Macau to hold final drill before world’s longest sea crossing opens
Bridge on track for October opening, with cities to hold three-day drill from Friday to ensure it is ready
Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macau officials will hold a three-day drill from Friday at the new mega bridge linking the three cities, to ensure the world’s longest sea crossing is ready for its official opening late next month, sources said.
A state leader – most probably Vice-Premier Han Zheng, who is in charge of Hong Kong affairs, although the names of President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang have also been floated – is likely to officiate at the opening ceremony in Zhuhai, according to a source familiar with plans.
The start of operations for the long-delayed Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge will mark the next step in Beijing’s broader push to integrate the Pearl River Delta region, also known as the “Greater Bay Area”. The multibillion-dollar bridge will put the three cities within an hour’s commute of each other.
