The new Honghe and Xianghai bridges and Hengqin International Financial Center are among seven Zhuhai works that will open this year, according to the 2020 Plan for Guangdong Key Construction Projects released by the Provincial Development & Reform Commission on March 5.

Also reported on the provincial level, Zhuhai's section of the Huangmao Sea Channel Bridge to Jiangmen and High-End Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park of Gree Electric Appliances in the Gaolan Port Economic Zone are among 10 local projects selected to come under construction in 2020.

West square of the new Hengqin Checkpoint on the Haojiang River [Photo by Liu Dawei / Xinhua] 

Zhuhai projects on the list encompass culture and tourism, information infrastructure, urban roads, petroleum and natural gas, transport hubs and integrated facilities, and expressways. Livelihood undertakings such as the renovation and expansion of Zhuhai (Jinwan) Airport, Xiangzhou Sci-Tech Innovation Center in Nanping, and Jinwan Aviation New Town Civic Arts Center are included.

Notably, the new Hengqin Checkpoint & Comprehensive Transport Hub, Gree Electric Appliance High-End Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park, Shizimen Central Business District in the Hengqin Economic Development Zone, Shimao Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Cooperation & Innovation (Zhuhai) Base on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge island, and Chimelong International Ocean Resort Phase II in Hengqin New Area all have investment of more than 10 billion yuan ($1.4 billion).

In all, 1,230 key projects across the province, with total investment of 5.9 trillion yuan ($851.6 billion), are included in the 2020 plan. Of that amount, 700 billion yuan ($101 billion) will be spent this year.