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Hengqin is an island in Zhuhai
Zhuhai

Zhuhai is a prefecture-level city on the southern coast of Guangdong in the People's Republic of China. Located in the Pearl River Delta, Zhuhai borders Jiangmen to the northwest, Zhongshan to the north, and Macau to the south....
, a prefecture-level city
Prefecture-level city

A prefecture-level city or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province of China and above a county of China in China's administrative structure....
 in the Guangdong Province
Guangdong

Guangdong is a political divisions of China on the southern coast of People's Republic of China. The province is also known by an alternative English language name, the Canton Province....
 of People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China

The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the List of countries by population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population....
. It is adjacent to Ilha da Taipa
Taipa

Taipa is the smaller of the two islands in Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China . It is 2.5 kilometres from Macau Peninsula and east of the Lesser Hengqin Island of Zhuhai, Guangdong Province....
 and Ilha de Coloane
Coloane

Coloane is one of the two main islands of Macau, located directly south of Macau's other main island, Taipa , and east of Hengqin Island of Zhuhai in Guangdong province, People's Republic of China....
 of Macau
Macau

The Macau Special Administrative Region, , commonly known as Macau or Macao , is one of the two special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, the other being Hong Kong....
, and is connected to Cotai
Cotai

Cotai is a 5.2 km2 piece of newly reclaimed land between Taipa and Coloane islands in Macau, that has not yet been assigned to any of the freguesias....
 via the Lotus Bridge
Lotus Bridge

Lotus Bridge is a cross border bridge linking the Cotai reclaimed area of Macau with Hengqin Island in Zhuhai, mainland China. The bridge is the second road crossing between mainland China and Macau, the other being the Portas do Cerco Frontier Checkpoint on the northernmost point of Macau Peninsula....
. It has a population of about 3,000.

Hengqin is the largest island among the 146 islands of Zhuhai. Its size is roughly 3 times that of Macau. It has broad bays, sandy beaches, strangely-shaped jagged rocks, beautiful scenery, fresh air, and natural vegetation cover.

Hengqin was formerly made up of two islands, Da Hengqin and Xiao Hengqin (which were recently connected as a result of land reclamation.






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Hengqin is an island in Zhuhai
Zhuhai

Zhuhai is a prefecture-level city on the southern coast of Guangdong in the People's Republic of China. Located in the Pearl River Delta, Zhuhai borders Jiangmen to the northwest, Zhongshan to the north, and Macau to the south....
, a prefecture-level city
Prefecture-level city

A prefecture-level city or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province of China and above a county of China in China's administrative structure....
 in the Guangdong Province
Guangdong

Guangdong is a political divisions of China on the southern coast of People's Republic of China. The province is also known by an alternative English language name, the Canton Province....
 of People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China

The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the List of countries by population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population....
. It is adjacent to Ilha da Taipa
Taipa

Taipa is the smaller of the two islands in Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China . It is 2.5 kilometres from Macau Peninsula and east of the Lesser Hengqin Island of Zhuhai, Guangdong Province....
 and Ilha de Coloane
Coloane

Coloane is one of the two main islands of Macau, located directly south of Macau's other main island, Taipa , and east of Hengqin Island of Zhuhai in Guangdong province, People's Republic of China....
 of Macau
Macau

The Macau Special Administrative Region, , commonly known as Macau or Macao , is one of the two special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, the other being Hong Kong....
, and is connected to Cotai
Cotai

Cotai is a 5.2 km2 piece of newly reclaimed land between Taipa and Coloane islands in Macau, that has not yet been assigned to any of the freguesias....
 via the Lotus Bridge
Lotus Bridge

Lotus Bridge is a cross border bridge linking the Cotai reclaimed area of Macau with Hengqin Island in Zhuhai, mainland China. The bridge is the second road crossing between mainland China and Macau, the other being the Portas do Cerco Frontier Checkpoint on the northernmost point of Macau Peninsula....
. It has a population of about 3,000.

Hengqin is the largest island among the 146 islands of Zhuhai. Its size is roughly 3 times that of Macau. It has broad bays, sandy beaches, strangely-shaped jagged rocks, beautiful scenery, fresh air, and natural vegetation cover.

Hengqin was formerly made up of two islands, Da Hengqin and Xiao Hengqin (which were recently connected as a result of land reclamation. There is a proposal to develop the island into a resort area. The reclaimed island is 96km² (37 square miles). It is home to a residential development marketed for its natural beauty along the shoreline.

Both D. João and Montanha were claimed by Portugal, along with the larger former island of Wanzai (Portuguese: Lapa) — now a peninsula — to their north, as part of the territory of Macau, because "Portuguese schools are established there." In 1896, Portuguese determined to occupied the two Henqins, but it was unsuccessful.

Since the land reclamation and development, there has been a growing opinion in Macau that the island should be leased to Macau, where land is very limited and there is little room for further development. By September 1, 2005, plans were revealed that the government of Guangdong Province will allow tax exemptions and adopt flexible immigration control in Hengqin to promote investment from Hong Kong and Macau.

Since late 2005, Las Vegas Sands
Las Vegas Sands

Las Vegas Sands Corp. is a casino resort company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. At one point in 2007, it had a market capitalization of $43.7 billion, making its majority shareholder, Sheldon Adelson, one of the world's richest men....
 has openly discussed its multi-billion plans to develop parts of Hengqin Island into a convention and resort destination. The project would include four million sq ft of convention space, hotels, retail, vacation homes, and golf, tennis and yachting amenities. The company is awaiting all the necessary final approvals .

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