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First cable car across Shanghai’s Huangpu River jointly developed by builder Hongkong Land expected to be completed in three years, official says
- The cable car ‘can create a new level of excitement and adventure’ for both locals and tourists, party secretary of Shanghai’s Xuhui district says
- Cable car to link Hongkong Land’s West Bund Financial Hub project with Pudong district
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The very first cable car connecting the west and east banks of the Huangpu River in Shanghai is expected to be completed in three years.
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The project will be developed by property developer Hongkong Land, China Travel Service (Hong Kong) and West Bund, which is backed by the government of Shanghai’s Xuhui district.
“The cable car will facilitate transport between the Puxi area on the western bank of the Huangpu and Pudong on the eastern side, and can create a new level of excitement and adventure for both Shanghai locals and tourists from around the world,” Cao Liqiang, the party secretary of Xuhui district, told the Post on the sidelines of an investment promotion briefing held recently in Hong Kong.
The cable car project, called “The heart of Huangpu River”, will link the West Bund Financial Hub project in Xuhui district on the west bank with Expo Cultural Park located in the Houtan area of Pudong district.
“We are aiming to debut it in three years,” Cao said. “We hope the iconic project provides a further boost to West Bund Financial Hub and the entire Xuhui district.”
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The West Bund Financial Hub project was announced by Hongkong Land soon after it acquired a plot of mixed-use land in the western Bund area of Xuhui district for a record 31 billion yuan (US$4.49 billion) in 2020. The plot has a gross floor area of more than 1.8 million square metres.
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