Hong Kong Minister Caught Flat-Footed

So when is the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge opening?

Now that the High-Speed Rail is open, there was a lot of expectation that the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge would open by the end of this month.

However, Hong Kong's Secretary for Transport and Housing, Frank Chan Fan today poured cold water on the anticipation.

"[On the] Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge [opening] by the end of this month, I must say this is news to me. Personally I don't have any idea when the bridge is going to open," he said after he was interviewed in a radio program.

Transport minister Frank Chan has no idea when it will open

Excuse me? How can you not know!

He said the three cities were still waiting for the green light from Beijing.

At the end of September the three cities held a three-day drill on the 55km-long bridge and then sent the results to Beijing, which could determine the opening date.

Is Beijing looking for the most auspicious date to open or just keeping everyone on their toes for no particular reason except to show who's in charge?

We will try to wait patiently for any news on the bridge front...