Hengqin Island Developments

[macau-invest]

Bridge to connect Macau, Hengqin island
Thursday, 09 April 2009
The connection between Hengqin island and Macau will be assured by a bridge, said Jaime Carion, director of Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT) in response to a written interpellation from lawmaker Chan Meng Kam.
In addition, the government will take steps towards a pragmatical plan and take effective measures to respond with commitment regarding the implementation of the Framework Plan of Reform and Development of the Pearl River Delta region (2008-2020).
Furthermore, the bridge connection between Hengqin island and Macau is one of the 10 major transport networks at a national level, that plays an important role in economic and population circulation between Zhuhai and Macau.
The government will, based on regional co-operation developed over the years, strengthen co-operation between Guangdong and Macau, thus overcoming obstacles and with a pragmatic, effective, complementary and mutual benefit standpoint, promote the development of Hengqin island and University of Macau's facilities move, thus creating a new space for the diversified development of local economy.
Furthermore, the Urban Planning Law policy is currently being studied by the competent authorities, which will serve to define plans and actions in order to strengthen co-operation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau.
The government has created, together with Guangdong and Hong Kong, a group to co-ordinate and implement the Urban Planning Law policy, which will seek, through the construction of major infrastructures, to strengthen the planning and co-ordination between Guangdong and Macau's urban centres.