While the new system should prove a convenience to railway passengers, critics say that it poses a treat to Hong Kong’s much valued autonomy as Chinese laws will be enforced on Hong Kong soil for the first time.ĭoes this violate Hong Kong’s Basic Law, which is the former British Crown Colony’s “mini-constitution”, as critics maintain?Īnd just as the long awaited link is about to enter into service, another problem has cropped up. Up until now, passengers have always had to pass through customs twice, once in Hong Kong and once in China. The Express Rail has provoked concern in Hong Kong’s democratic camp because passengers will be able to clear both Hong Kong and Chinese border checks at a single location.
Its opening has been delayed by at least two years.īoth infrastructural projects are behind schedule, and both projects have been riddled by controversy. The 55-kilometre (34 mile) link was supposed to open to traffic in October 2016. The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge (HKZMB) – comprising three cable-stayed bridges, one undersea tunnel, and three artificial islands, HKZMB spans the Lingdingyang Channel.Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL) – A high-speed railway line that when finished will connect Beijing, the Chinese capital, with the former British Crown Colony of Hong Kong by way Guangzhou and Shenzhen, XRL’s opening has been delayed.Two major infrastructural projects are scheduled to open before year’s end, both designed to strengthen ties between Hong Kong and other cities in the Pearl River Delta: Guangzhou, Macau, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, and points in between. Hotel Icon is a teaching hotel overlooking Hong Kong’s iconic VIctoria Harbour. Senior hotel executives voice off on the impact they will have on the city’s tourism, travel, and hotel industries in an exclusive round table discussion. Two major infrastructural projects linking Hong Kong to other cities in the Pearl River Delta are scheduled to open this fall.
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