Big opportunity, big article丨The "one-hour living circle" in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is becoming reality

　　China News Service, Guangzhou, March 5: The "one-hour living circle" in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is becoming reality

　　China News Service reporter Cai Minjie

　　Currently, single-brand vehicles from Hong Kong and Macao are experiencing a boom in "going north".

"In the past, people in Shenzhen went to Hong Kong for consumption. Nowadays, major shopping malls in Shenzhen attract Hong Kong people to come for consumption." Mok Shun-fat, vice president and secretary-general of the Hong Kong Pinghu Association, said that some shopping malls in Shenzhen are crowded with people on weekends, and you can see a lot of them. Figures of Hong Kong citizens.

　　Lei Luoyao from Hong Kong went to Guangzhou with her parents to experience ice and snow sports during the Spring Festival. "Playing in the snow in Guangzhou is very cost-effective and you can experience skiing without flying." She said that in the past two years, many of her friends have taken advantage of the opportunity. Travel to Shenzhen, Guangzhou and other surrounding areas on weekends to relax.

　　Drinking Guangzhou morning tea in the morning, tasting Zhongshan roasted pigeons in the afternoon, and admiring the romantic Victoria Harbor in the evening are already a one-day itinerary for many people, and the "one-hour living circle" of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is becoming a reality.

　　Earlier this year, Fok Qishan, vice chairman of Fok Ying Tung Group, invited domestic and foreign tourists to watch the 15th National Games in 2025.

He described the current transportation convenience in the Bay Area: "Everyone can go from Hong Kong to Shenzhen to watch football, to Guangzhou to watch table tennis, and to Zhongshan to watch other projects. Through the 2025 National Games, you can experience the convenience of the Greater Bay Area transportation network and feel the ' Hourly life circle'."

　　From the successive opening of large-scale cross-border infrastructure such as the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-speed Railway and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, to the accelerated construction of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor and the Shenzhen-Jiangang Railway, "hard connectivity" is constantly bringing the time and space of cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area closer.

　　Since the fifth anniversary of the release of the "Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area", taking advantage of the opportunities brought by policies and relying on regional and industrial advantages, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is leveraging its convenient transportation conditions, diverse cultures, and integrated mechanisms. Attracting more and more people to integrate into the Bay Area and take root in the Bay Area.

　　As the transportation convenience between Macao and Hengqin continues to improve, Macao resident Cheng Xi "crosses the city to go to school". "I now take the 'Tongqin Hao' to and from get out of class every day, which is very convenient."

For her, the Greater Bay Area is an expansion and extension of life.

　　"Running in both directions" from north to south is the epitome of "smooth traffic, prosperous wealth and prosperous people" in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Looking around, bridges across rivers and seas are flying high in the sky, rows of high-speed urban rail lines are connecting the Bay Area, cars, trucks, and container trucks are running day and night... In recent years, the Greater Bay Area's "three-dimensional transportation network" The network has become denser and denser, and the country's leading highway network and railway network have been built as a whole, and a world-class port group and airport group have taken initial shape.

　　By the end of 2023, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will have about 60,000 kilometers of highways in operation, of which the highway network density will reach 9.7 kilometers per 100 square kilometers, comparable to Bay Areas such as New York and Tokyo; the operating mileage of railways in the Greater Bay Area will exceed 2,700 kilometers.

The first phase of the Guangzhou-Qinghai Intercity and the Guangzhou-Dongguan-Shenzhen Intercity were completed and put into operation.

　　Standing in ports such as Guangzhou Port and Shenzhen Yantian Port, you can see 10,000-ton ships setting sail. The world-class port cluster in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has been initially completed. In 2023, the number of 100-million-ton ports with a cargo throughput of more than 100 million tons will be increased to 6 indivual.

The international shipping network with Guangzhou Port and Shenzhen Port as the core has been continuously improved, with a total of about 450 international container liner routes opened, reaching more than 100 countries and regions and more than 300 ports around the world.

　　At the same time, water passenger routes were opened between Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Hong Kong and other ports.

Taking the Pazhou Hong Kong and Macao Passenger Port as an example, since its trial operation on April 14, 2023, as of February 28, 2024, the number of inbound and outbound passengers at the port has exceeded 100,000.

　　The relevant person in charge of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Transportation stated that Guangdong will strive to improve the connectivity of transportation infrastructure in the Greater Bay Area, accelerate the construction of a one-hour express logistics circle between major cities in the Pearl River Delta region, and promote the high-level integrated development of cities around the Pearl River Estuary. .

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