HK enters a new era with high-speed rail

Carrie Lam: New transport service tostrengthen coordinated development and boost exchanges in the Bay Area

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has welcomed a new era in the SAR with the commencement of high-speed rail, linked with the country's extensive express rail network.

Lam made the remarks at the opening ceremony for the high-speed rail service at Hong Kong's West Kowloon Station Saturday morning.

The opening of the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link, to be operational on Sunday, connects Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou, three poster cities driving the rapid development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.