Since the bridge’s October opening, there’s been plenty of complaints regarding congestion in Tung Chung. The entertainment proposal is a plan to give travelers who are there just to experience the bridge an option from completing the journey into Hong Kong.<\/p>\n
\nChinese tourists have shown great enthusiasm for the colossal structure as a symbol of China’s engineering prowess and have flocked in large numbers, although this has led to the tensions with local residents of Tung Chung on Lantau Island in Hong Kong who have complained about being inundated by mainland Chinese visitors,” SCMP <\/i>journalist He Huifeng explained.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The final island on the bridge measures around one million square feet in area. The bridge authority hasn’t revealed whether any of Macau’s six licensed casino operators have submitted proposals. A staff member dealing with the bids, however, told the SCMP <\/i>that the authority “is open for any concept or style.”<\/p>\nGreater Bay Area<\/b><\/h2>\n
Casinos dominate the Macau economy, with associated gaming taxes accounting for nearly 90 percent of the enclave government’s operating budget. But People’s Republic President Xi Jinping wants to create a “Greater Bay Area” hub reminiscent of California’s Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n
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There has been plenty of opposition to those plans, as Macau locals believe China is looking to assume more governing power over the tax haven that remains an autonomous region with its own separate government.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Hong Kong and Macau both partake in China’s “one country, two systems” scheme that allows the regions to not engage in socialism for at least 50 years \u2013 set to respectively expire in 2047 and 2049.<\/p>\n
Macau Liaison Officer Director Fu Ziying \u2013 who represents the enclave in Beijing \u2013 met with SAR government leaders in March where he advised them to reduce the region’s reliance on casino taxes<\/a> by diversifying the economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is an architectural marvel, and with the infrastructure’s authority requesting bids from developers interested in constructing a world-class entertainment destination on one of its artificial islands, the 34-mile sea crossing is set to become even more astonishing. The South China Morning Post says the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Authority has requested proposals […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":104031,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3313],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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