Hong Kong grows role as ‘stopover city’ with new high-speed rail routes to the rest of China

The new destinations will connect Hong Kong with popular tourist cities, including Nanjing and Wuxi in Jiangsu province, and Hefei in Anhui province. - ST FILE

HONG KONG: Celeste Lim is excited about her next work trip to Hong Kong. The Singaporean finance worker travels to the Asian financial hub several times a year for business, and often takes the opportunity to visit neighbouring Chinese cities.

With Hong Kong adding 16 new destinations to its cross-border high-speed rail (HSR) service from Jan 26, Lim can now choose to visit more cities in China by train.