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On
October 23rd, 2018,President Xi Jinping announced the opening of the Hong Kong–
Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) at an opening ceremony in Zhuhai, Guangdong
province.
The HZMB,{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (locate)
at the waters of the Lingdingyang of Pearl River Estuary, is a huge sea
crossing, linking Hong Kong and Macao to the Chinese mainland city of Zhuhai.
As the world's{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(long) sea-based project, the
55-kilometre bridge is the result of five years of research and another nine
years of building. It has been described as one of the “seven{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(wonder) of the modern world” by the
Guardian.
The
project{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(make) up of a 22.9-kilometer-long main
bridge, a 6.7-kilometer-long tunnel and an artificial island off the bridge. It
is designed with {#blank#}5{#/blank#}service life of 120 years. It can
withstand a strong wind equal{#blank#}6{#/blank#} a maximum Beaufort scale 16. The bridge's engineers
had to consider many environmental factors to protect the{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(surround) environment while building
the bridge. Chinese white dolphins, an endangered species that lives in the
area,{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (be)
a particular concern.
The HZMB
will make{#blank#}9{#/blank#}much more convenient to travel between
the three areas it connects. It will bring people in Hong Kong, Macao and
Guangdong within a “one-hour living circle”,{#blank#}10{#/blank#}is expected to attract more visitors to
the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It will be a transport link as
well as a social, economic, cultural, and tourism connection among the three
areas.