Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is the world's longest cross-sea bridge.[Photo/Xinhua News Agency]

Hongkong Guangdong Foreign Businessmen Association (GDFBA) delegation came to Zhongshan on October 23 and visited Tsuihang New District and the construction site of Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge. The delegation also attended the symposium later the day.

Executive Vice President of GDFBA Guo Zewei believed the opening of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) will bring positive power to economy of northeast part of Hong Kong and lay the traffic foundation for cooperation between Zhongshan and Hong Kong and Macao. In the next stage, GDFBA will organize more entrepreneurs to visit Zhongshan for inspection in particular in terms of health care and cultural creative industry.

Yuan Yongkang, Deputy Mayor of Zhongshan, said there are 3,900 oversea-funded companies in Zhongshan, over 60% of which are Hong Kong-invested. Taking advantages of the development of “Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area” and the opening of HZMB, Zhongshan will strive to develop into the supporting point of integrative development of Pearl River east and west, the junction city of coastal economic belt, and an important pillar of the Greater Bay Area.