China News Service, Zhuhai, April 1 (Reporter Deng Yuanwen) According to the relevant approval of the State Council, the reserved space for the third phase of the Macau light rail extension to the Hengqin Port at the Macau side of the Hengqin Port will be officially delivered to Macau from 0:00 on April 1 It is used by the Macao SAR Government and is governed in accordance with the laws of the Macao SAR Government.

  At this point, the Macao port area of ​​Hengqin Port and related extension areas have all been transferred to the jurisdiction of the Macao SAR Government.

  According to reports, the Macao port area of ​​Hengqin Port and related extension areas will be transferred to the jurisdiction of the Macao SAR Government in three stages. The first stage will be handed over at 0:00 on March 18, 2020, and the second stage will be handed over on April 20, 2023. It will be handed over from 0:00 on August 1, 2023 to 0:00 on August 1, 2023.

On April 1, Ye Zhen (second from left), member of the Hengqin Working Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and deputy director of the Hengqin Office of the Guangdong Provincial Government, handed over the symbol of the Macau Light Rail Extension Hengqin Line project to Lam Weihao (second from the right), Director of the Public Construction Bureau of the Macau SAR Government things. Photo by Gong Shengnan

  At 0:00 on the 1st, the launch ceremony of the third phase of the Hengqin Port Australian Port Area and related extension areas was held at the Smart Port Public Service Platform Operation Center of the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone.

  Fu Yongge, deputy director of the Executive Committee of the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone, read out the relevant approval from the State Council. Subsequently, Ye Zhen, member of the Hengqin Working Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and deputy director of the Hengqin Office of the Guangdong Provincial Government, handed over the symbol of the Macau Light Rail Extension Hengqin Line Project (Macau Light Rail Extension Hengqin Line Project Shield Machine Macao Qin No. 1 Model) to Lin Weihao, Director of the Public Construction Bureau of the Macau SAR Government.

  It is understood that the civil engineering and train system engineering of the Macau light rail extension Hengqin Line project have been basically completed, and equipment debugging is being carried out. The electromechanical equipment and train system linkage testing work on the Macau side has been carried out in January 2024; the Macau light rail extension to Hengqin Line After the reserved space for the Qin Port is transferred to the jurisdiction of the Macao SAR Government, it will not only facilitate the construction management of the entire project, but also carry out linkage testing of electromechanical equipment and train systems for the entire entire line of the project, in order to strive for its opening within this year and facilitate Macao. Create conditions for citizens and passengers to travel. (over)