According to a Xinhua report yesterday, the mainland aims to develop Hengqin District into an “international tourism island” in its efforts to further integrate the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA).
According to Xinhua, the State Council approved, in principle, Hengqin’s new international status on Monday.
According to the Hengqin District’s official website, Hengqin covers a land area of 106.46-square kilometres. Much of the island has been reclaimed from the sea since the 1990s. Hengqin consisted of two islands in the past, Big Hengqin and Small Hengqin, known in Portuguese as Ilha da Montanha and Ilha D.João
Hengqin New Area Administrative Committee Director Yang Chuan talks to reporters in Hengqin yesterday. Courtesy TDM
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