Public bidding is now open through Aug 17 for a land lot of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Cross-border Global Central Warehouse project in Hezhou, according to the bid invitation extended by the Zhuhai Public Resource Trading Center.

The 19,184.15-sqm (4.7-acre) land lot is located south of Lianfeng Road and west of Yuxin Road in the Hongwan area. It neighbors the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin in the south, connects the major transportation hubs of Zhuhai Port and Airport Express Road in the west, and links core cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area like Guangzhou in the north.

Being designated as a logistics warehouse, the land lot will have floorage of up to 57,552.45 sqm (14 acres), with total investment of more than 100 million yuan ($15 million).

Project rendering [Photo courtesy WeChat account: gh_f42262a5613d]

A 20-year assessment period will be set for the bid winner, as the land lot's operator will promise to contribute over 10 million yuan ($1 billion) in annual import and export trade volume to Hezhou through the first year after the project's operation.

In the second year of the project's operation, the center will have to generate over 20 billion yuan ($3 billion) in import and export trade volume to Hezhou annually, with the number increasing to over 50 billion yuan ($7 billion) starting from the project's third year of operation. 

Giving full play to the supply chain advantages of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge to form a convenient customs clearance model, the project will attract more e-commerce enterprises to settle their central or regional warehouses in Zhuhai.

Upon completion, the project will help form China's first cross-border e-commerce industrial cluster with Zhuhai's unique competitive advantages that allow enterprises to sell and return cargo globally. 

An official of Hezhou's preparatory group noted that the project will bring more convenience to Hong Kong and Macao residents in terms of e-commerce shopping, as well as inject new vitality into the development of cultural tourism industries in Hengqin and Macao.