Macao’s Chief Executive, Ho Iat Seng, has extended a welcome but the government has not given any details about Xia Baolong’s itinerary.
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Mainland Chinese are the biggest spenders, followed by tourists from Taiwan and Hong Kong, with shopping topping the expenditure list.
Investments in the GBA’s high-speed rail and freight lines are surging ahead, according to the deputy director of Guangdong province’s transport department.
China’s tech hub beats Beijing and Shanghai, in spite of US curbs on the ability of many Shenzhen based companies to export their products and import US parts.
A new ferry terminal in downtown Guangzhou’s Haizhu district will make travel to the provincial capital easier and be a boon to GBA integration, officials say.
Enhanced services will include special Friday and weekend departures, with peak-time frequencies reaching every 15 minutes from Macao.
The pilot project allows freight from across the GBA to be inspected in Dongguan and then exported via Hong Kong without additional clearance.
If the streets seemed a little crowded last Saturday, it’s because the city’s tourism sector was busy welcoming more visitors than it has seen on any other day in 2023.
A company official told local media that it was hoping to move to a 15-minute schedule as soon as there was sufficient passenger volume.