Green light for Macau, Hong Kong bridge

BEIJING, China (Reuters) -- China has given the green light to link Hong Kong to Macau and the mainland with a multi-billion-dollar road bridge, the China Daily said on Tuesday. Promoters of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge have proposed an enormous structure stretching 29 km (18 miles). The newspaper said it would directly connect Hong Kong and Macau to booming ports in southern China's Pearl River Delta region. Private investment would be allowed to have a 'primary role' in funding the 31.5 billion yuan ($3.8 billion) project. 'We are going to make a big breakthrough in infrastructure cooperation between Hong Kong and the mainland,' Ma Kai, head of the National Development and Reform Commission, was quoted as saying during the ongoing session of China's parliament." more