Guangdong to speed up intercity rail development

Guangdong province, an economic powerhouse in South China, will accelerate development of the intercity railway network in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to help boost the local economy, Governor Ma Xingrui said.

"We will begin construction of a series of intercity railway projects connecting major cities within the Greater Bay Area this year," Ma said in his government work report to the annual session of the provincial people's congress, which opened in Guangzhou, the provincial capital, on Sunday.

Ma said construction of projects connecting cities including Shenzhen, Huizhou, Guangzhou, Dongguan and Zhuhai will begin this year.