Nine large-scale real-economy and service projects were sealed at a Dec 27 Theme Summit, bringing investment of over 20 billion yuan ($3 billion) to the Gaolan Port Economic Zone.
Spectacular fireworks will be displayed around Zhuhai and Macao on New Year's Eve followed by a variety of activities during the Dec 30 to Jan 1 holiday.
Lights on the Tunnel & Island Project of the almost-completed Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge will be switched on as fireworks burst overhead on New Year's Eve.
Hengqin New Area, adjacent Hongwan area to the north, and the Zhuhai Free Trade Zone abutting it in Wanzai will become integrated as a new city center in the next five to 10 years.
Zhuhai Port Holdings Group struck 35 partnerships on Dec 26, leveraging cooperation as it helps Zhuhai Port to join the world's top 50 in five years.
Expatriates in Zhuhai began accessing high-end medical services at the Phoenix International Medical Center of the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University on Dec 25.
Following the fruitful BRICS National Summit held in Xiamen, Fujian province in September, South China was greeted by another international cultural gathering last week in Zhuhai of Guangdong province.
The first batch of 100 electric buses developed by Sanzao-based ZTE Smart Auto Corp will come into service in Zhuhai next year, according to the company.
The 5th Session of the 9th Zhuhai Municipal People's Congress will open in Xiangzhou District on Jan 16 to lay out the blueprint of the city's development for the next year.