Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge: top officials gather as President Xi Jinping expected to attend opening ceremony of world’s longest sea crossing
2018-10-23 09:56:55 source：South China Morning Post
October 23, 2018
President Xi Jinping is expected on Tuesday morning to attend the opening ceremony of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge, a project slated to take the city’s integration with mainland China to a new level.
After a delay of two years and a cost overrun of billions of dollars, top officials from Hong Kong and mainland China gathered in the city of Zhuhai, Guangdong province, to officiate at the launch of the mega bridge before it finally opened for public use on Wednesday.
Xi, on his first trip to Guangdong in nearly six years, visited a hi-tech industrial development zone in Zhuhai on Monday afternoon, Xinhua reported.
The ceremony, that about 700 guests are expected to attend, will take place at the immigration clearance facilities on an artificial island on the Zhuhai side.
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