The fourth phase of the Canton Fair Complex in Guangzhou's Haizhu district is under construction. [Photo/Southern Metropolis Daily]

At the beginning of October, the construction of many key projects in Guangzhou was in full swing, with many projects having been capped or put into operation.

The construction of the fourth phase of the Canton Fair Complex in Guangzhou's Haizhu district is being accelerated, with the project construction entering its final stage.

The total construction area of the complex is about 560,000 square meters, which is equivalent to 78 standard football fields. It is the largest expansion project in the history of the Canton Fair, covering a total construction area of more than 1.62 million square meters.

The fourth phase of the project will expand the exhibition area, covering four functional areas, namely the exhibition hall, the newly added conference center, the command center, as well as the registration hall.

Upon completion, it will integrate the exhibition museum, conference room, multi-function hall, exhibition area, as well as catering service functions, while the total area of the exhibition hall increase by more than 40 percent, and nearly 6,000 booths will be added.

After the Canton Fair Complex is put into use, it will become the world's largest exhibition complex that can host a wide range of exhibition activities. It is expected to be a new benchmark for global international convention and exhibition centers.

The main structure of Huangsha New Aquatic Market has been capped, which is expected to be a popular place to buy seafood in Guangzhou when it is completed. It will become the first intelligent fresh seafood trading market in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, as well as a world-class high-end aquatic products market tourism experience center.

Located in the southwest section of the Ring Expressway in Liwan district, the market has a total construction area of nearly 190,000 sqm. Featuring a total investment of about 2.7 billion yuan ($380 million), it will hold more than 500 aquatic products booths and over 1,100 indoor parking spaces. 

The market will have five functional areas, including a live aquatic products trading area, an aquatic product logistics distribution area, an e-commerce and office area, a chilled cold storage area, as well as a parking area.

The market is independently invested in and constructed by Guangzhou Port Group, with construction starting in November 2020. The project has seven floors above ground and two floors underground. It will soon begin to carry out decoration and equipment installation work, with the project scheduled to be completed in the second half of 2023.

After completion, merchants at the present Huangsha Aquatic Market merchants will move to the new market.

South China University of Technology's Guangzhou International Campus will be completed by the end of the year. The campus is a key project jointly built by the Ministry of Education, Guangdong province, Guangzhou, and the South China University of Technology. The campus is located on Xingye Avenue in Panyu district, covering an area of 1.11 million sqm and a total construction area of 1.09 million sqm. The first phase of the project had a total construction area of 500,000 sqm and was put into use in September 2019.

The total investment of the second phase of the project totals 5.38 billion yuan, covering a total construction area of 590,000 sqm. It is being built in two batches, with the first batch consisting of campus service centers, public teaching buildings, libraries, cultural activity centers, as well as comprehensive gymnasiums. The second batch includes college buildings, faculty canteens, student dormitories, and school hospitals.

It will be built as an international demonstration campus for cooperation between the South China University of Technology and many famous universities at home and abroad.

The campus aims to be international, high-level, and research-oriented while boasting science and engineering characteristics. It plans to include 10 secondary schools, such as the School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, the School of Molecular Science and Engineering, the School of Microelectronics, as well as the School of Data Science. Upon completion, it will offer between 20 and 30 majors and will strive to have a scale of 12,000 full-time students, including 3,000 undergraduates, 5,000 master's, and 4,000 doctoral students.

In Huangpu district's China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City International Bio Industrial Park, the construction of BeiGene's Guangzhou biopharmaceutical production base is in full swing, with the base producing the innovative anti-cancer drug Tislelizumab.

BeiGene is an innovative enterprise engaged in the development and commercialization of new anti-tumor drugs and is also the world's first biotechnology company listed on the Nasdaq, Hong Kong Stock Exchange, as well as Shanghai Stock Exchange. 

The base started construction in 2017 and has now completed construction of the first and second phase production bases. In addition, the third and fourth phases of the base have broken ground.

At present, the first and second phase of the production base has a production capacity of 24,000 liters. Phase III of the base is under construction and is expected to reach a total capacity of 64,000 liters when completed.

South China University of Technology's Guangzhou International Campus. [Photo/WeChat account: GZWS411665430]

An aerial view of Huangsha New Aquatic Market. [Photo/Nanfang Plus]