Hong Kong opens high-speed rail to China

Updated September 22 2018 - 2:16pm, first published 2:15pm
The high speed rail system aims to transport more than 80,000 passengers daily.
The high speed rail system aims to transport more than 80,000 passengers daily.

Hong Kong has opened a new high-speed rail link to inland China that will vastly decrease travel times but which also raises concerns about Beijing's creeping influence over the semi-autonomous Chinese region.