### [2018-09-23](/feed/2018/09/23/index.md)

##### Transport in China
# The 26 km Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link Hong Kong section opens for commercial operation. 

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. 


### Sources:

1. [CNN](https://edition.cnn.com/2018/09/23/asia/hong-kong-high-speed-rail-china-intl/index.html) [Image](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180923191810-hk-china-gaotie-02-super-tease.jpg)

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