Hong Kong: first high-speed train to mainland China departs
(The Guardian China)

Bullet train to link southern China and cut journey times to Beijing from 24 hours to nine hoursA new high-speed rail link between Hong Kong and mainland China has launched amid criticism the multi-billion-dollar project gives away part of the city´s territory to an increasingly assertive Beijing.Chinese security has been stationed in semi-autonomous Hong Kong for the first time at the West Kowloon rail terminus, as part of a new `special port area` that is subject to mainland law. Related: Anger at plan to let Chinese police patrol in Hong Kong Continue reading...