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The main purpose of the paper is to introduce the concept of the Global TransPark (GTP). It is a critical time to develop air logistics infrastructure in the New Economy. The paper also presents a brief review of the air cargo industry in the Asian-Pacific region and China, in particular China’s development in the industry as its economy has grown rapidly and globalized in the past two decades. The paper argues that China needs to develop a GTP to support its future growth, and explains why the Pearl River Delta-Hong Kong-Macao city-region or Extended Metropolitan Region (EMR) is the best location. Finally, it proposes that Zhuhai Airport, one of the five airports in the EMR, is the best site for the GTP. New policies from Chinese government as well as close cooperation between local governments of Guangdong and the two Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macao will be needed to make the establishment of the GTP possible.
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Biography: Victor F S SIT (1947–), male, a native of Changting County of Fujian Province, professor, Ph. D., specialized in economy and urban geography of Hong Kong, Chinese urbanization and regional development, and urbanization and industrial development in Asia
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Sit, V.F.S. Forging asia’s global transpark in the Pearl River Delta at Zhuhai. Chin. Geograph.Sc. 13, 300–309 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11769-003-0034-3
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Key words
- Global TransPark
- airport
- air cargo
- transport
- Hong Kong Extended Metropolitan Region
- the Pearl River Delta
- New Economy