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Hengqin 橫琴(镇)新区 Ilha da Montanha | |
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| Hengqin Town / Hengqin New Area | |
_of_Hengqin_New_Area.jpg) Hengqin | |
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| Coordinates:22°07′12″N113°30′36″E / 22.1200°N 113.5101°E /22.1200; 113.5101 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| City/SAR | Zhuhai /Macau (leased lands) |
| Area | |
• Total | 106.46 km2 (41.10 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 6,300 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard /Macau Standard) |
| Website | Hengqin.gov.cn |
| Hengqin | |||||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 横琴新区 | ||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 橫琴新區 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | HorizontalQin New Area | ||||||||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 横琴岛 | ||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 橫琴島 | ||||||||||||
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| Portuguese name | |||||||||||||
| Portuguese | Nova Área da Ilha da Montanha/Nova Área de Hengqin | ||||||||||||
Hengqin (simplified Chinese:横琴岛;traditional Chinese:橫琴島,Portuguese:Ilha da Montanha[1][2]) is anisland that lies mostly inZhuhai, aprefecture-level city andspecial economic zone inGuangdong Province of thePeople's Republic of China. It has a population of about 3,000. Parts of Hengqin are leased toMacau by theState Council of the People's Republic of China, starting from 2009, mostly to house the new campus of theUniversity of Macau. In the leased parts of the island,Macau law applies.
The whole island is designated a special economic district, as theHengqin New Area, similar toBinhai New Area inTianjin andPudong New Area inShanghai.
Hengqin Island is adjacent to theTaipa andColoane districts ofMacau, with theShisanmen Waterway separating them, and is connected to Macau'sCotai via theLotus Bridge. The island is the largest among the 146 islands of Zhuhai, being roughly three times the size of Macau. It has broad bays, sandy beaches, strangely shaped jagged rocks, scenery, and natural vegetation cover.
Hengqin was formerly made up of two islands,Xiaohengqin (小橫琴;Portuguese:Dom João) and Dahengqin (大橫琴;Portuguese:Montanha), which were recently connected as a result ofland reclamation. The reclaimed island is 96 km2 (37 sq mi) large.
Portugal claimed both Xiao Hengqin and Da Hengqin, along with the larger former island ofWanzai (Portuguese:Lapa) — now a peninsula — to their north, as part of the Província de Macau, because "Portuguese schools are established there".[3] In 1896, Portuguese determined to occupy the two islands of Hengqin, but did not succeed in doing so. Portugal briefly occupied them beforeWorld War II.[4]
Since the land reclamation and development, there has been a growing opinion in Macau that the island should be leased to Macau, which has very limited land and little room for further development. By 1 September 2005, plans were revealed that the government of Guangdong will allow tax exemptions and adopt flexible immigration control in Hengqin to promote investment fromHong Kong and Macau.
On 27 June 2009 thegovernment of Macau officially announced that theUniversity of Macau would build its new campus on 1 km2 of the island, in a stretch directly facing the Cotai area, south of the current border post. This would be the first of other possible projects. Construction of the campus would take three years[5] and would include an underwater tunnel.[citation needed] TheStanding Committee of the National People's Congress officially adopted a decision authorising Macau to exercise jurisdiction over the new campus on its opening.[6] Macau law would apply in the university campus and it would not be necessary to pass a formal border post.[7] The Macau Special Administrative Region will pay an amount of rent – which has not yet been set – for the use of the land.[citation needed]
In early 2013 the Macau Legislative Assembly passed Law 3/2013 providing for the application of Macau Law in the campus effective on opening day.[8] In 2020 the Macau Legislative Assembly passed Law 1/2020 providing for the application of Macau Law in a part of Hengqin Port.[9] Macau's juridisction over this area became effective on 18 March.[10]
With Hengqin island, the goal of the authorities is to create a combined Las Vegas and Orlando for Asia, with an expansive casino offering in Macau, and at the same time non-gaming leisure and tourist activities.
In late 2005,Las Vegas Sands openly discussed its multibillion-dollar plan to develop parts of Hengqin Island into a convention and resort destination. The project was to include four million sq ft of convention space, hotels, retail, vacation homes, and golf, tennis and yachting amenities.[11][12]
On 29 November 2010, the main body of the Chime-Long International Ocean Resort (with an initial investment of 10 billion yuan) kicked off the construction on Hengqin Island and was originally expected to become operational in 2013.
TheChimelong Ocean Kingdom, consisting of entertainment facilities, amusement rides, performances, high-tech experiences and animal watching as well as the dolphin-themed hotel with 1,888 guest rooms was opened in 2014, and has been the 11th most visited theme park in the world in 2017.[13]
TheHengqin International Tennis Center opened in September 2015. It currently hosts three international competitions: theWTA Elite Trophy, theZhuhai Open and the Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff for theAustralian Open.[14]
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