"Every day thousands of people take the jetfoil from Hong Kong to Macao. As they approach the harbour, they see the legs of a new bridge arising out of the water, like a giant sea creature.
"This remarkable structure, 42 kilometres long, will be the longest bridge in the world built over water. It will connect Hong Kong with Macao and Zhuhai at the other, with a giant man-made island at both ends. The work began in mid-December 2009 and is due to be completed on schedule in 2016, at a cost of 70 billion yuan.
"It will cut the time by road between Hong Kong and the two cities from three-four hours to 30 minutes and join the east and west sides of the Pearl River. It will bring cities in the western delta within a three-hour radius of Hong Kong."
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