Enhancing Regional Connectivity

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Enhancing Regional Connectivity by Transport
Infrastructure Eva Cheng, Secretary for
Transport and Housing Hong Kong, China
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• Hong Kong at the heart of the Pearl River Delta
  (PRD)
• One of the most economically dynamic areas in
  China

MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES 2009
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Close ties with Shenzhen, Guangdong and the
Pan-PRD
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• HK - 1,100 sq.km with 7 million population
• Hong Kong
• Free and open economy
• A stable banking and financial sector
• ranked by the Heritage Foundation as the freest
  economy for 15th consecutive year
• ranked by World Competitiveness Yearbook as the
  3rd most competitive economy
• a premier international transport and logistics
  hub

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• Daily Vehicular Traffic
• 1998 26,800
• 2008 42,000

Million

• Annual Passenger
• Traffic on Land
• 1998 77 million
• 2008 162.8 million
• 2016 may hit 250 million

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Hong Kong
Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link
Hong Kong - Shenzhen Airport Rail Link
Zhuhai
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
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Hong Kong
Zhuhai
Macao
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Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link
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Shenzhen
Hong Kong
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Hong Kong-Shenzhen Airport Rail Link
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Shenzhen Airport
Shenzhen
Qianhai
Indicative Alignment of the Hong
Kong-Shenzhen Airport Rail Link
Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link
Hong Kong
Hong Kong International Airport
HKSAR Boundary
Hong Kong-Zhuhai- Macao Bridge
To Macao / Zhuhai
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Better Connectivity More Opportunities
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• Joint Transportation Ministerial Statement
• We stress the importance of transportation
  in
• enhancing physical connectivity and
  integrating
• markets