An aerial view of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. At 55 kilometers, the bridge is the world's longest sea-spanning structure. [Photo/HZMB AUTHORITY] The Macao border zone of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB), the world's longest cross-sea bridge, was put into use as the bridge opened to public traffic on Wednesday morning. The 55 km-long bridge links China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), Zhuhai City of Guangdong Province and Macao SAR. The Macao border zone covers an area of 71.6 hectares, including a six-floor building for customs clearance, two public car parking lots with more than 6,000 slots for private vehicles and another 2,000 for motorcycles, municipal facilities as well as the road network, tunnels and flyovers. The Macao border zone officially opened at 9:00 a.m. local time (0100 GMT). The passengers went to the departure hall, and passed through the boundary checkpoints via automatic or manned channels. They bought tickets for shuttle buses from Macao to Hong Kong, with cash or by Alipay. At 9:20 a.m. local time (0120 GMT), the first shuttle bus from Macao to Hong Kong left the the Macao border zone. Cross-border services for passengers and vehicles travelling between Macao and Hong Kong are available 24 hours a day. Meanwhile, passengers going to Zhuhai can use the brand-new Joint Inspection and One-time Release channel to pass through the check points. The Macao border zone of HZMB was completed on Dec. 18, 2017. silicone wristbands australiacheapest place to buy silicone wristbandslittle rubber band braceletssilicone wristband manufacturersilicone wristband maker
Soldiers escort coffins containing the remains of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War during a burial ceremony in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning province, April 4, 2019. Remains of 10 Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War were reburied Thursday in China after they were returned from the Republic of Korea (ROK). [Photo/Xinhua] SHENYANG -- Remains of 10 Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War were reburied Thursday in China after they were returned from the Republic of Korea (ROK). With the air filled with the national anthem, China held a burial ceremony in a martyrs' park in Shenyang, capital of northeastern Liaoning province, attended by over 200 people including government and military officials, Korean War veterans, their families and members of the public. The remains of the 10 fallen soldiers were returned to China on Wednesday. We held the burial ceremony to welcome back the martyrs. Their heroic spirit will forever be a valuable treasure of the Chinese nation, Qian Feng, vice minister of veterans affairs, said in his memorial speech.
