Mega-bridge connecting Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China opens

A mega-bridge connecting Hong Kong, Macau and the mainland Chinese city of Zhuhai officially opened Tuesday, with Chinese President Xi Jinping overseeing the event to showcase China's ambition to develop a regional economic zone in its southern coastal area.Vice premiers Han Zheng and Liu He and government leaders and lawmakers from Guangdong Province, Hong Kong and Macau were among hundreds of guests at an opening ceremony in Zhuhai."I announce that the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is officially open," Xi said at the event.Han in his remarks said the 55-kilometer bridge-cum-tunnel across …READ FULL ARTICLE