Major bridge begins construction

HONG KONG: Construction of the 50-km Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, expected to be the world's longest sea bridge, kicked off in Zhuhai of Guangdong province yesterday.

Vice-Premier Li Keqiang, among several other top officials including Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Donald Tsang, the Governor of Guangdong province Huang Huahua, and Chief Executive of the Macao SAR Edmund Ho, was present at the ceremony to commence construction of the project, which is expected to be completed by 2016.

Zhang Xiaoqiang, the deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, the country's top economic planning body, said the commencement marked a step forward in China's plan to boost its transport infrastructure.