Hainan hi-speed railway |
Luo Shixiang, deputy secretary general, Hainan
province announced some of the key infrastructure improvement to be developed:
- two intersecting expressways cutting through the centre of
Hainan Island would be constructed, linking its
north and south.
- the existing hi-speed railway in the east will be
extended to connect the entire perimeter of the island.
- two new airports will be built in the south and east, with
the latter serving the existing and planned MICE infrastructure in Boao.
To increase international arrivals, the Hainan government
recently granted third, fourth and fifth aviation rights to all foreign
carriers, allowing them to operate from their home ports to Hainan, and onward
to other destinations, without restriction.
Hainan expressway |
In keeping with its open skies policy, the Hainan government
has formalised an extension of Jetstar Asia’s Haikou-Singapore flights to Perth. Once operational,
the extended service is expected to increase traffic flow from Australia to Hainan and vice versa, via a
two-hour transit in Singapore.
Hainan airport |
Over 30 million tourists flooded Hainan in 2011, with the
bulk arriving from mainland China.
Between 2010 and 2011, tourism revenue jumped by 25 per cent to RMB32 billion
(US$4.3 billion).
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