Transcript Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau
Bridge
An example of sustainable development
About the HZMB project
A series of bridges
and tunnels to
connect West PRD
with Lantau, Hong
Kong
 Length: 29 km
 40 mins travel time
compared with the
present 4-5 hours
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About the HZMB project
Estimated
construction cost:
$5.47 billion
 Construction starts
in 2009 or 2010
 Completed in 2015
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Reasons for the HZMB
To cope with the increasing cross-border
demand
 To relieve congestion in other crossborder points, e.g Lo Wu
 To change the present travel pattern in
West PRD which relies heavily on water
transport
 To enhance economic development in
Zhuhai and Macau
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Economic benefits of HZMB
Promoting the development of tourism
( more investment opportunities)
 Reinforcing Hong Kong's status as an
international shipping and aviation center
 Better connectivity with the West PRD
 Facilitate the industrial growth
 Development of Boundary Crossing
Facilities (e.g. Shopping centres,
recreational facilities etc.)→ job
opportunities
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Drawbacks of HZMB
High construction cost (HK has to share
>50% cost)→ ↑ toll
 Competition from the Macau logistics
(because cheaper)
 ↓export of service (because tourists
might buy the goods from Macau)
 License limitation → Low traffic flow
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Social benefits of HZMB
Perfecting the regional transport
network(↓ travel time from 3-4 hrs to 30
mins)
 Promoting the socio-economic
development of the Pearl River West
 Well-linked with the railway and airport
 Improving the relations between them, it
might lead to further future cooperation
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Social costs of HZMB
↑ cars from Macau → ↑ traffic flow →
deteriorate local trafficability
 ↑ risk of spreading of diseases from
Macau (because easier and more frequent
contact between each other)
 The construction of the HZMB may need
resettlement of residents in San Shek
Wan, northern Lantau
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Environmental considerations
HZMB Hong Kong link road will not
touch any land area of Lantau. It will span
across the headland between San Shek
Wan and Sha Lo Wan by a viaduct (X
affect the environment)
 Tunnels are used to minimize visual
impact
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Environmental impacts of HZMB
↑ cars from Macau → ↑ traffic flow → ↑
risk of traffic congestion → air pollution
→ environmental degradation
 Noise pollution from heavy cross-border
traffic
 Water pollution is caused during
construction work as dredging of sea bed
is necessary
 spoil natural beauty of Lantau Island
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Inspection facilities
2 options: one in the east of Chek Lap
Kok Airport, opposite to Tung Chung
New Town
 Another in the west of Chek Lap Kok
Airport, near present delta area of Tung
Chung river
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