Update on Macau Infrastructure 1) Macau Gongbei Border Gate

By sea 39%

By air 6%

Border Gate 51%

Cotai frontier checkpoint

4%

By land 55%

Composition of Visitors arrival by mode of transport 2011

Mainland China

Hong Kong Taiwan, China

India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Philippines Republic of

Korea Singapore Thailand Vietnam

% change 21.9% 5.1% -7.9% 27.7% 5.5% 11.9% -9.3% 0.6% 17.8% 7.7% -16.1% -72.7%

21.9%

5.1%

-7.9%

27.7%

5.5% 11.9%

-9.3%

0.6%

17.8%

7.7%

-16.1%

-72.7% -80.0%

-60.0%

-40.0%

-20.0%

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

% Growth in Visitors arrivals through Border Gate 2011

Asia visitor arrivals through Border gate 2011

Country Jan- Dec 10' Jan-Dec11' % change

Mainland China 9 483 451 11 560 438 21.9%

Hong Kong 1 689 113 1 775 364 5.1%

Taiwan, China 324 971 299 374 -7.9%

India 10 955 13 995 27.7%

Indonesia 36 318 38 316 5.5%

Japan 38 109 42 654 11.9%

Malaysia 91 923 83 337 -9.3%

Philippines 29 696 29 876 0.6%

Republic of Korea 33 974 40 025 17.8%

Singapore 77 314 83 295 7.7%

Thailand 34 579 29 001 -16.1%

Vietnam 16 865 4 599 -72.7%

It is the main point of entry into Macau from China which is situated at the extreme north of Macau Peninsula and connects to Gongbei in

Zhuhai (China).

Border Gate opening hours expected to extended

Zhuhai Macau Border Gate is expected to have its operating times extended by two or three hours. Currently the border gate is open from 7am

until midnight. According to the recent news in Dec prolonging the crossing clearance hours will not be discussed until the border

gate expansion project is completed by the end of 2012. (New)

North Gongbei Gate expansion

Macau government announced as soon as the expansion of the border gate checkpoint between Macau and Mainland China is completed, daily movement capacity will be increased from the current 300,000 to over 500,000. According to a Infrastructure Development Office (GDI) statement the number of immigration counters will increase from 52 to 98, the number of automatic counters or auto gates from 34 to 80 and the total area of the building will increase from 17,800 square metres to 23,120 square metres.

According to the latest news released in Dec 2011, The Gongbei port expansion project, which has been slowed down due to capital shortage, is tentatively scheduled due to open by the end of 2012. (New)

2)Cotai point

Asia visitor arrivals through Cotai Frontier checkpoint

Country Jan- Dec 10' Jan-Dec11' % change

Mainland China 744 939 803 912 8%

Hong Kong 96 070 136 042 42%

Taiwan, China 185 618 160 617 -13%

India 272 349 28%

Indonesia 1 402 1 524 9%

Japan 4 614 4 800 4%

Malaysia 6 918 6 157 -11%

Philippines 428 464 8%

Republic of Korea 2 131 2 999 41%

Singapore 5 696 6 602 16%

Thailand 830 883 6%

Vietnam 136 41 -70%

Another land entry point into Macau from China is through Cotai Frontier Checkpoint (also known as Lotus Bridge) which links the Cotai Strip

with the Wanzai district of Zhuhai.

Immigration area up to 12,800 m2, with 36 immigration check points (24 manual immigration counters and 12 Electronic self processing check

channels). Capacity to handle a maximum of 70,000 visitors and 10,000 vehicles movements on a daily basis

Melco Crown acquired a 60% stake in the Macau Studio City project for US 260 mn. The site for the project is at the southern end of Cotai

resort district, right next to lotus bridge immigration checkpoint and a key stop on the planned light rail system. The property will have about

2,000 hotel rooms, 18,500 sq meters of retail space and entertainment. Tentative deadline for the opening in the first half of 2015.

Mainland China

Hong Kong Taiwan, China

India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Philippines Republic of

Korea Singapore Thailand Vietnam

% change 8% 42% -13% 28% 9% 4% -11% 8% 41% 16% 6% -70%

8%

42%

-13%

28%

9% 4%

-11%

8%

41%

16% 6%

-70% -80%

-60%

-40%

-20%

0%

20%

40%

60%

% change in Asia visitor arrivals through Cotai Frontier checkpoint

3) Outer harbor ferry terminal

By land 55%

By air 6%

Outer harbour

25%

Inner harbour

2%

Pacon ferry

terminal 12%

By Sea 40%

Composition of visitor arrivals by mode of transport 2011

Mainland China

Hong Kong Taiwan, China

India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Philippines Republic of

Korea Singapore Thailand Vietnam

% change 27% 0% 8% -2% 16% -6% 10% 12% 19% 8% 2% -76%

27%

0% 8%

-2%

16%

-6%

10% 12% 19%

8%

2%

-76%

-90%

-70%

-50%

-30%

-10%

10%

30%

50%

% change in Asia visitor arrivals through outer harbour ferry terminal

Asia visitor arrivals through Outer Harbour ferry terminal

Country Jan- Dec 10' Jan-Dec11' % change

Mainland China 2 479 759 3 153 222 27%

Hong Kong 5 654 530 5 648 750 0%

Taiwan, China 183 369 197 783 8%

India 155 402 152 514 -2%

Indonesia 139 323 161 085 16%

Japan 334 827 313 434 -6%

Malaysia 120 131 132 719 10%

Philippines 160 125 180 073 12%

Republic of Korea 255 251 304 213 19%

Singapore 107 221 115 867 8%

Thailand 102 956 105 202 2%

Vietnam 27 557 6 652 -76%

The outer Harbour Ferry terminal (also known as the Macau Ferry Terminal or Hong Kong Macau Ferry Pier) is the main ferry terminal located

in Porto Exterior on Macau Peninsula. This is a busy terminal handling most of the sea traffic between Macau and Hong Kong

Future development of Macau ferry terminal -The Macau Government has come up with 4 possible solutions :1) Remaining in the same location

2) Relocating to Taipa 3) Resituated in a new land reclamation 4) moving to an artificial island currently under construction by Macau and

Zhuhai

Recent announcement by the head of the Maritime Administration (CP) confirmed that no changes will take place in the Outer ferry

terminal until 2017. (New)

Operators from the terminal include:

a) TurboJet : 1) Macau ⬌ HK Shuan Tak Centre (frequent ferry services operates every 15-30 minutes) 2) Macau(outer harbor) ⬌ HK

international airport (ferry services operates every hour between HK to Macau(outer harbor) during 10:00 -22:00 and Macau (outer harbor)

to HK during 07:30- 20:15) 3) Macau ⬌Shenzhen Airport ( 8 daily return ferry schedules between 09:30 – 19:30) 4) Macau (outer harbor) ⬌

Shekou (20 daily return ferry schedules between 8:15- 20:45) 5)Macau (outer harbor) ⬌Guangzhou(Nansha) 2 daily return ferry schedules

operates at 15:50 (Macau ⬌Nansha) and 13:45 (Nansha ⬌Macau)

b) New world first ferry : 1) Macau(outer harbor) ⬌HK Kowloon Ferry Terminal (daily ferry services operates every half an hour between

07:00- 22:30)

c) Cotai Jet –1) Macau (outer harbor) ⬌ HK Shuan Tak Centre (2 daily return schedules between 12:45-14:15), 2) Macau (outer harbor) ⬌HK

Kowloon ferry terminal (4 daily return schedules between 09:00-17:00), 3) Macau (Outer Harbour) ⬌HK international airport (4 daily return

schedules between 08:00-20:30),

d) Chu Kong passenger transport- 1) Macau (outer harbor) ⬌ HK Shuan Tak Centre 2) Macau (outer harbor) ⬌ HK Kowloon ferry Terminal 3)

Macau (outer harbor ) ⬌ HK airport.

e)North west express: Macau (outer harbor) - HK Kowloon ferry terminal.

4) Inner Harbour

Asia visitor arrivals through Inner ferry terminal

Country Jan- Dec 10' Jan-Dec11' % change

Mainland China 221 824 346 795 56%

Hong Kong 36 041 34 490 -4%

Taiwan, China 69 523 67 917 -2%

India 150 147 -2%

Indonesia 218 458 110%

Japan 8 478 7 032 -17%

Malaysia 3 544 5 070 43%

Philippines 505 367 -27%

Republic of Korea 1 786 2 326 30%

Singapore 1 547 2 284 48%

Thailand 228 268 18%

Vietnam 38 10 -74%

Mainland China

Hong Kong Taiwan, China

India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Philippines Republic of

Korea Singapore Thailand Vietnam

% change 56% -4% -2% -2% 110% -17% 43% -27% 30% 48% 18% -74%

56%

-4% -2% -2%

110%

-17%

43%

-27%

30%

48%

18%

-74%

-100%

-50%

0%

50%

100%

150%

% change in Asia visitor arrivals through inner ferry terminal 2011

Macau’s inner harbor is a neighborhood on the western coast of the Macau Peninsula provides another transportation hub to connect ferry

services between Macau Pensisula, Shenzhen (China) and Wanzai (China).

Operators through the terminal included:

a) Yuet Tung ferry service: 1)Macau Inner harbour⬌ Wan Zai Pier of Zhuhai (daily service runs between 08:00-16:00) 2) Macau inner

harbor⬌Shekou(Shenzhen) ( 8 daily return ferry services between 10 am-8.15 pm)

b) Chu Kong: one daily connection between Macau inner Harbour⬌ Jiangmen

5) Pacon Ferry Terminal

Asia visitor arrivals through Pacon ferry terminal

Country Jan- Dec 10' Jan-Dec11' % change

Mainland China 768 070 912 490 19%

Hong Kong 2 218 877 1 949 068 -12%

Taiwan, China 23 925 34 055 42%

India 57 530 67 000 16%

Indonesia 35 234 48 713 38%

Japan 41 393 41 378 0%

Malaysia 21 577 27 334 27%

Philippines 31 918 46 079 44%

Republic of Korea 77 225 117 160 52%

Singapore 17 123 24 684 44%

Thailand 36 537 40 377 11%

Vietnam 9 635 3 439 -64%

Pacon ferry terminal (also known as Taipa Temporary ferry terminal) is the 3rd ferry terminal which serves ferry service connecting between

HK, Cotai, Taipa and Colane.

The development of the five new land reclamation projects in Macau has included two plots of land (E1,E2) with a total area of 0.73 sq km (73

hectares) will be set aside for the future development of the Pac on ferry terminal and Macau international airport. The preliminary master

plan expects this area to become a transportation hub, as the confirmed ferry terminal to open and the adjacent airport expands its runways.

Mainland China

Hong Kong Taiwan, China

India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Philippines Republic of

Korea Singapore Thailand Vietnam

% change 19% -12% 42% 16% 38% 0% 27% 44% 52% 44% 11% -64%

19%

-12%

42%

16%

38%

0%

27%

44% 52%

44%

11%

-64%

-80%

-60%

-40%

-20%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

% change in Asia visitor arrivals through Pacon ferry terminal 2011

Current operators at the ferry terminal included:

Cotaijet: 1) Pacon ferry terminal HK Shuan Tak center(between ½ hr -1 hr daily services between 07:00 -05:00) 2) Pacon ferry terminal ⬌ HK

Kowloon ferry terminal( 6 daily return services between 08:00 – 17:30) 3) Pacon ferry terminal ⬌HK airport (12 daily return services

between 8:45- 21:40)

Turbrojet: 1) Pacon ferry terminal ⬌Nansha (Guangzhou) effective on 13th July,2010 2) 2 return daily ferry services between Pacon ferry

terminal ⬌ HK international airport

Yuet Tang: 1) Pacon ferry terminal ⬌ Shenzhen airport 2) Pacon ferry terminal ⬌ Jiangmen

July 2011 the Office for the Development of Infrastructure reported the Taipa Temporary Ferry Terminal is in need for expansion in order to turn Macau into a world‐class tourism and leisure center and cater to the continuing increase of tourist arrivals. The terminal is designed to handle a maximum of six million visitors on an annual basis, and visitation had been over four million in the first five months this year. The terminal is expected to cover 200,000 square meters, which is four times bigger than the current area. Additional sources in October 2011 indicated the expansion mainly to combine the terminal’s original main building with the upper park of the parking lot into a whole. The new terminal will set up a seamless channel linking Macau International airport and light rail stations, paving the way for the convergence of sea, land and air transportation in Macau.

6) Macau International Airport

By land 55%

By sea 39% Airport

6%

helicpoter 0%

By Air 6%

Composition of visitor arrivals by mode of transport 2011 YTD

Mainland China

Hong Kong Taiwan, China

India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Philippines Republic of

Korea Singapore Thailand Vietnam

YOY % change 24% -17% -7% 13% -38% -2% -14% 1% 28% 12% -17% -98%

24%

-17% -7% 13%

-38%

-2% -14%

1%

28% 12%

-17%

-98%

-120% -100%

-80% -60% -40% -20%

0% 20% 40% 60%

% change in Asia visitor arrivals through Macau international Airport 2011

Asia visitor arrivals through Macau International Airport

Country Jan- Dec 10' Jan-Dec11' YOY % change

Mainland China 510 637 632 294 24%

Hong Kong 19 854 16 386 -17%

Taiwan, China 598 593 557 131 -7%

India 2 383 2 698 13%

Indonesia 31 284 19 343 -38%

Japan 35 324 34 465 -2%

Malaysia 118 955 102 166 -14%

Philippines 57 394 58 194 1%

Republic of Korea 40 093 51 246 28%

Singapore 66 802 74 618 12%

Thailand 73 999 61 183 -17%

Vietnam 3 703 82 -98%

The US 1.2 billion Macau International Airport (MFM) is the territory’s only airport and named as the important infrastructure in the 1990’s.

Built on Tapia Island, the airport provides direct access from Macau to neighboring cities and some international destinations.

Airlines/helicopter service updates :

New low-cost airline Thai Smile has said it will operate flights from Bangkok to Macau twice a day from July 1. (New)

Starting February 6 Budget Airlines Jetstar will terminate flight services between Macau and Singapore, after the number of

passengers dropped significantly last year. (New)

The Macau Civil Aviation Authority and the International Air Transport Division of the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs of the

Republic of Korea, renewed a memorandum that lifts the number of airlines that can fly between the two sides, as well as the ceiling on the

capacity. .

In October LY, Air Asia had expressed their interest in launching new flight services between Macau – Philippines (Clark) and Macau- Japan

(Tokyo) and expected the deal for the route between Macau and Clark to be finalized as soon as by early 2012. As for the latter route the

earliest will be made effective in 2013.

Juneyo airlines had begun a new route serving between Macau and Shanghai (Pudong) on the 23 th June 2011, competing with Air Macau, China eastern airlines and Spring Airlines

Air Macau had resumed air services between Macau and Tokyo on the 1st July 2011. At the initial period of resumption, the carrier will operate 2 round trip flights per week. Also quoting from July recent news, all airlines will be able to operate seven flights per week to Japan in 2012, and all limitation will be axed in 2013, according to the new agreement inked by Japanese and Macau authorities. Under the new treaty, Japan agreed to increase the Tokyo capacity to the Macau designated airline – Air Macau – with seven flights per week from 2012 and then eliminate all Tokyo capacity restrictions from 2013 after boosting the capacity at Narita Airport. Japan has agreed to grant fifth freedom traffic rights to the Macau designated airline for all points in Japan, except Tokyo.

Air Macau had also initiated two new routes between Macau- Taiyuan starting on 23rd July 2011 and Macau-Chongqing on 28th July 2011.

SEAIR in the partnership with Tiger Airways started operating flight between Macau and Philippines on the 9th May 2011 and it is the third

carrier to operate on the Manila Clark-Macau route.

Local flagship carrier Air Macau had resumed Macau -Shanghai Pudong International airport route on the 1st April 2011.

Low cost carrier Spring airline debuted first flight from Shanghai to Macau on the 8h April 2011. The airline purposed more routes will be open

between Macau and other parts of China at a later stage in the hope this will promote more travelers to Macau.

Xiamen Airlines inaugurated a twice weekly service between Fuzhou and Macau on the 16th April 2011. The flight is currently scheduled to

operate every Tuesday and Saturday. Before there were no direct links between the two destinations, although Xiamen Airlines did already

have a presence in each market previously.

Philippine based Spirit of Manila Airlines introduced a new freight route between Clark and Macau on the April 17 2011 and flights are

currently running on a schedule of twice a week on Monday and Fridays and should the company foresee growing demands in the future,

frequencies may increase by extending up to one daily flight per day.

A List of current airlines serve to/from Macau International Airport:

Airlines Destinations

AirAsia Kuala Lumpur

Air China Wuhan

Air Macau

Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Beijing-Capital, Chengdu, Chongqing [begins 28 July], Hangzhou, Hefei, Kaohsiung, Nanjing,

Nanning, Ningbo, Osaka-Kansai, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shanghai-Pudong, Singapore, Taipei-Taoyuan,

Taiyuan, Tokyo-Narita, Xiamen

Cebu Pacific Clark, Manila

China Airlines Kaohsiung, Taipei-Taoyuan [begins 11 December] (New)

China Eastern Airlines Shanghai-Pudong

Eva Air Taipei-Taiwan

Indonesia Air Asia Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Denpasar/Bali

Jetstar Asia Airways Singapore

Jin Air Seoul-Incheon

Juneyao Airlines Shanghai-Pudong

Philippine Airlines Manila

Spirit of Manila Airlines Clark

Shanghai Airlines Shanghai-Hongqiao

Spring Airlines Shanghai-Pudong

South East Asian Airlines Clark

Thai AirAsia Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi

Tiger Airways Singapore

TransAsia Airways Kaohsiung, Taipei-Taoyuan

Xiamen Airlines Hangzhou, Xiamen

Airport expansion to hand 15 mn passengers by 2039

A most recent report released in July highlighted the Macau International Airport will expand the parking area for private jets and small planes

and build a transport hub complex at Pac On, according to the preliminary draft of the Macau Civil Aviation Authority (AACM).The MOP 3.2

million development plan outlined the airport expansion should be divided into three phases. In the first two phases and according to the

study’s forecasts, the number of parking spots for private jets should increase to 38, as the number of large inbound aircraft has been low. In

phase three of development, the plan suggests the increasing of parking spots for small planes and budget airlines to 43. Currently, the airport

provides a parking area for small-sized aircraft with 24 spots. The construction of a transport hub at Pac On has also been suggested to provide

a transport interchange service similar to Hong Kong for inbound ferry passengers. With this new facility the airport will be directly connected

to the new Maritime Ferry Terminal in Taipa and inbound ferry passengers will have the option to go direct to the airport without going

through immigration.

According to the development plan report, with the expansion project, the first phase of expansion is to meet a volume of 5.6 million passengers

in 2015, the second phase will be 7 million in 2020, upgrading to 11 million in 2030 and finally 15 million in 2039. On busy days, the plan also

estimates 1,100 departing passengers per hour and 1,000 arrivals by 2015. The figure is expected to grow to 1,500 inbound and 1,700

outbound passenger per hour by 2030, and 1,800 and 2,000 by 2039.

Macau international airport overall development plan

2015 2020 2030 2039

Annual passenger traffic 5,600,000 7,000,000 11,000,000 15,000,000

Annual movements for business aviation 1,500 2,200 3,400 5,000 Busy day Peak time (per hour)

No of Movements 15 18 22 24-28

Departure passenger traffic 1,100 1,300 1,700 2,000

Arrival passenger traffic 1,000 1,100 1,500 1,800

Airport Expansion Existing capacity Capacity after expansion Terminal area 30000 m2 75,000 m2 No of aircraft stands 24 43

No of aircraft stands for business aviation 3 38

Hengqin Island tunnel ready by end of 2012

The construction of the seabed tunnel that will link the new campus of the University of Macau in Hengqin Island and the MSAR should be completed by the end of 2012, a spokesperson of the Infrastructure Development Office (GDI) said.

The underwater tunnel is divided into three sections: the Hengqin section, sea section and Macau section. Figures show the sea section will be more than 530 metre-long and 11 metres deep under the sea. The deepest part of the tunnel will reach 17 metres underground. The tunnel will be 1,570 metre-long, 530 metres of which will be underwater. It will include a four-lane road and vehicles will only be restricted to drive at a maximum speed of 50 kilometres per hour.

Delta Bridge’s artificial island ’50 percent ready’

The construction of the artificial island of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is at 50 percent and should be completed by the end of 2012, an

Infrastructure Development Office (GDI) official said on the 17th June 2011. The works began in December 2009 and are being carried out by

the Zhuhai Municipal People’s Government.

The island will consist of a total area of 216.4 hectares and will cost RMB 2.3 billion (MOP 2.8 billion). It will host the entrance for the nearly 50-

kilometre long Pearl River Delta Bridge, as well as the border crossing for both Macau and Zhuhai. It’s an important part of the Hong Kong-

Zhuhai-Macau Bridge.

The Macau Boundary Crossing Facilities will be built on the south side of the island in an area of 72 hectares; to a cost of RMB 800 million (MOP

991 million). This area will then link to one of Macau’s five new reclaimed plots, known as A and located in the Macau peninsula’s northeast.

HK Zhuhai Macau Bridge

The in-construction Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is a series of bridges and tunnels that will connect the west side of Hong Kong to Macau

and the mainland Chinese city of Zhuhai, which are situated on the west side of the Pearl River Delta.

Construction formally began on 15 December 2009 and reassure construction will be completed in 2016 despite the interruption caused by the

judicial review over the project's environmental assessment report in Hong Kong. Recent news in September disclosed the construction of the

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge can proceed after the HKSAR government won an appeal to overturn a court ruling that the environmental

aspects weren’t properly assessed.

Upon completion, it will shorten the distance from Hong Kong to Macau and Zhuhai from 60 km to 30 km, and reduce the journey time to within

half an hour, for an estimated charge of RMB 100-150 each way.

Zhuhai government is considering to choose Nanping, a town near Hengqin Island, as the landing point for the bridge after examining concerns

about the rise in traffic in Gongbei area, which was initially chosen as the landing point in 2005.

Light Rail transit

Purposed mass transit system would serve the Macau Peninsula, Taipa and Cotai, serving major border checkpoints such as the Border gate, the

outer harbour ferry terminal, the lotus bridge and the Macau international airport.

The LRT network will consist of at least two phases:

Phase I Line (Macau-Taipa Line) The line will connect major entry-exit points at the Macao Peninsula and the Taipa Island with residential and tourist areas. It will use reserved space in the lower deck of the Ponte de Sai Van (Sai Van Bridge) to connect to Taipa island.

The Phase I Macau LRT (Macau-Taipa Line) will have 21 stations:

1. Portas do Cerco 2. Hak Sa Van Park 3. Areia Preta (Northeast) 4. Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal 5. Golden Lotus Square (Macau Fisherman's Wharf) 6. Dr Carlos d'Assumpcao Park 7. Jardim das Artes (Art Garden) 8. Nam Van Lake 9. Sai Van Lake 10. Largo da Barra (A-Ma Temple) 11. Sai Van Bridge 12. Macau Jockey Club 13. Macau Stadium 14. Pai Kok 15. West Cotai 16. Posto Fronteiriço de Cotai (Lotus Bridge) 17. Macau East Asian Games Dome

18. East Cotai 19. Macau University of Science and Technology 20. Macau International Airport 21. Pac On Ferry Terminal

Phase II Line (Loop Line)

The line will connect the Barrier gate to A-Ma Temple passing through the inner harbour area, and eventually form a loop on the Macao

peninsula.

The LRT phase one will initially aim at transporting 7,800 passengers in each direction per hour, which, according to estimates, will increase to

14,100 passengers by 2020. It is set to operate 19 hours a day and with three to five minute intervals

The first phase of the project has now been given a revised budget of MOP11 billion (US$1.4bn). According to the Transportation Infrastructure

Office that’s a full 47% increase from the last revised budget in 2009. It’s almost 200% more than the original budget in 2007 of MOP4.2bn.

Rising currency exchange costs and the continued optimization and adjustments to route designs are given as reasons for the increased in costs.

The construction is to be completed by 2015.

Guangzhou Zhuhai intercity mass rapid transit

The high speed intercity railway links between New Guangzhou Station in Panyu, Guangzhou, and Zhuhai Airport in Zhuhai, via Shunde,

Zhongshan and Jiangmen, in Guangdong, China.

The railway has started operation by the beginning of 2011 with official services running between Guangzhou to Zhuhai North on the 7th

January 2011, fare ranges from RMB $36-44. Travelling between Guangzhou South and Zhuhai has now shortened to 46 minutes through

nonstop services/ 76 minutes (including all stops).

More trains have added between Guangzhou and Zhuahi starting on the 1st July 2011 and higher frequencies will be offered during holiday

peaks.

According to the News report in Dec 2011, full connection between Guangzhou to Gongbei station has now been rescheduled to

complete by June 2012 and travel between Zhuhai (Gongbei) and Zhuhai Airport will then be reduced to 25 minutes upon completion. (New)

Subway link Shenzhen –Hongkong in operation

The southern Chinese city of Shenzhen's Line 4 subway went into operation on the 16th June 2011, seamlessly connecting Shenzhen and Hong

Kong for the first time.

The 20.5-km subway line starts at Qinghu Station in north Shenzhen to Futian Port Station in the south. The Futian Port station connects to

Hong Kong's East Rail Line.

Passengers can also use the subway line's Shenzhen North Station to connect to the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed railway and

the Xiamen-Shenzhen dedicated passenger line.

Travelling time between Shenzhen⬌HK =16 mins, Shenzhen ⬌Guangzhou =25 mins, Shenzhen ⬌–Wuhan= 3hrs and Shenzhen ⬌Beijing= 8

hrs

Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-speed Rail

The Guangzhou-Shenzhen-HongKong High-speed Rail officially effective up and running on the 26th Dec 2011, total travelling time from Guangdong- Shenzhen will now be shortened to 20 mins and then from Shenzhen- Hong Kong( Kowloon) will take only take another 16 mins, implying total journey time has elicpsed from one and a half hrs down to approx 40 minutes by now.

The high speed rail is divided into two sections, the Guangshen section with four to six stations (Guangzhou, Dongguan, and Shenzhen in Guangdong), and the Hong Kong Section, with one station.

On a separate note, the Guangzhou-Shenzhen high speed rail will further be connected with the Wuhan-Guangzhou section this May, reducing travelling time to below four hours. (New)