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next five years. The funds are to specifically focus on
infrastructure projects, including a number of new links
planned to better connect the greater PRD and integrate
it with the pan-PRD area. Major ongoing infrastructure
developments include:

· Zhongshan-Shenzhen passage across the Pearl
River estuary

· Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
· Eastern passage between Shenzhen and Hong Kong
· Express railway from Guangzhou via Shenzhen
to Hong Kong
· Guizhou-Guangzhou coastal railway and
Nanning-Guangzhou railway
· Urban rail transit systems in Guangzhou,
Shenzhen, Foshan and Dongguan
· Improvement to the modern functions of ports
in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Zhuhai
· Expansion of Baiyun Airport in Guangzhou
Joined by Hong Kong and Macau, the PRD aims to
become a globally competitive area for the advanced
manufacturing and modern service industries by 2020,
and the most vigorous economic zone in the entire Asia-
Pacific region. In the following, we break the region
down by provinces/cities.

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