After the development of high-speed Railway (Hong Kong section), passengers can go directly to many mainland cities without changing trains. It is estimated that the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link will save an average of 39 million hours of travel time per year during the 50-year operation period. The day-to-day operation and maintenance of railways, as well as retail, catering and station management and services at West Kowloon Station, directly create job opportunities for Hong Kong people.

The railway can strengthen the transport links between Hong Kong and the Mainland will help strengthen exchanges between Hong Kong and major cities in the Mainland and promote complementary advantages. Hong Kong's pillar industries such as financial services, trading and professional services have benefited in particular.

If all 100,000 daily passengers take the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link instead of cross-boundary buses, it is estimated that about 4,700 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions can be reduced annually.

People can enjoy a more convenient transport network which save time on traveling from one place to another.

• the swift can foster people to go from farther away

Can boost tourism and enhance economic growth in Hong Kong.

The railway save many travelling times

More convenient and efficient to travel between mainland and hong kong

More travellers from mainland can go to hongkong easily

It helps the development of mainland economy

-it is easier to go to main land

-more people go to shopping in mainland

-Develop mainland economy

•about 4,700 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions can be reduced annually.

•help global warming by releasing less greenhouse gas

Create job opportunities for Hong Kong people.

more convenient to go directly many mainland cities without changing trains.

save time

-39 M hours are saved over 50 years

-travel between mainland and Hong Kong is much easier, promoting tourism

-financial services, trade and professional services are benefited from the more convenient transportation

-job opportunities for operating and maintains the facilities

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(it is estimated that about 4,700 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions can be reduced annually.)

When people take this rail link rather than a car or other transport that use carbon it can decrease the emissions of carbon dioxide

•passengers can go directly to many mainland cities without changing trains

•A one-hour living circle in the Greater Bay Area

•For entertainment,people may more willing to have difference entertainment that Hong Kong may not have ,such as big pleasure ground,food

Enhance social and family connectivity

- more convenient for workers

- made long-distance relationship sustainable

Creat job opportunities

It can promote the development of Hong Kong tourism industry.

source：passengers can go directly to many mainland cities without changing trains.

-convenient,easy,save time

more people from Mainland will visit HK

Provide job opportunities and boost economy

The railway can strengthen the transport links between Hong Kong and the Mainland.

People can travel between the mainland and Hong Kong conveniently. As they don’t have to change trains in way of transporting. It can improve the social situation of people between the mainland and Hong Kong.

Development of high-speed railway can strengthen the connection between Hong Kong and mainland.

•Traveling between Hong Kong and mainland cities become more convenient

→More people can save their time

•More people are willing to work on mainland

→create job opportunities

The development of high speed railway save the money and time of the passengers who take the train from Hong Kong to mainland, which people can save money for other things and can expand the personal economic

-reduce 4700tons of CO2 emissions

-> the train is powered by electricity. Electricity is more energy-efficient compared to diesel or gasoline-powered vehicles (buses).

Replacing cross-boundary bus trips with high‑speed rail reduces annual CO2 by about 4,700 tonnes if 100,000 daily passengers switch. Trains generally emit less CO2 per passenger kilometre than buses when operating at high occupancy and with increasingly lower carbon electricity.

the development of high speed railway can shorten the time of going to mainland

some people always need to go business trip in mainland, the development of high speed railway can shorten the time that they go to mainland , the trip will become more convenient

When more transport links are built , people can travel more freely and rapidly between two sides. It flavours the economic development of cities as more visitors are willing to travel within one day .It saves visitors time and more willing to buy more things.

-Released about 4700 tonnes of carbon dioxide that help to protect the environment

-Reduce global warming

According to the source, it is estimated about 4,700 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions can be reduced annually.

This can makes the environment more friendly and reduce the carbon dioxide pollution from the buses.

From Source A, it mentions that the high-speed railway is estimated that about 4,700 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions can be reduced annually.

This shows that the development of the high-speed Railway is trying to reduce the pollution to the earth, and bring up a better environment to Hong Kong.

Therefore, this improves the environmental aspect of Hong Kong.

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