Launch of HK-China high-speed rail link goes smoothly, but fears remain [CNN]
Date: 23/09/2018
Launch of HK-China high-speed rail link goes smoothly, but fears remain By Eric Cheung, CNN Updated 1222 GMT (2022 HKT) September 23, 2018 A controversial high-speed rail link between Hong Kong and China opened to the public on September 23, 2018. A controversial high-speed rail link between Hong Kong and China opened to the public on September 23, 2018. Hong Kong (CNN)The first ever bullet train from Hong Kong to China departed Sunday, as the city's controversial high-speed rail link opened to the public amid fears greater integration with the mainland could lead to ever more encroachment by Beijing in semi-autonomous Hong Kong's affairs. Thousands of journalists, tourists and train enthusiasts queued for hours to become the first passengers to travel from West Kowloon Station -- located in central Hong Kong -- to the Chinese city of Guangzhou aboard the new $10 billion rail link. The 26 kilometer (16 mile) railway links Hong Kong up to China's high-speed rail network, currently the world's largest, allowing passengers to travel from the city to Shanghai and Beijing.
External links
CNN
The first ever bullet train from Hong Kong to China departed Sunday, as the city's controversial high-speed rail link opened to the public amid fears greater integration with the mainland could lead to ever more encroachment by Beijing in semi-autonomous Hong Kong's affairs.
