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Construction of Hengqin Science City now in full swing

(cityofzhuhai.com)

Updated: 2019-01-22

The building of 6,900 apartment units for nearly 10,000 talents will be completed in Hengqin Science City complex in 2021, China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Co, a Fortune Global 500 company, has announced.

Standalone houses and auxiliary facilities, including a kindergarten, have also been under construction since last August and work is now at a high level of activity, says Zhang Xin, general manager of the project.

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Construction site [Photo by Chen Xinnian / Zhuhai Daily]

The engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract is valued at 10.5 billion yuan ($1.5 billion). It calls for the apartments to have combined floor space of 30 hectares (74 acres). The three-story kindergarten will have 18 classrooms to serve more than 500 families. Its floorage is designed at 6,962 sq m (1.7 acres).  

Total floor space of 116 hectares (267 acres) will serve all of Hengqin Science City Phase 1 -- a modern green comprehensive industrial park. The park will serve as a model for industry-city integration and advance artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing, and life science. Innovation, science and technology, financial support, and other support facilities are also planned.

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