Major infrastructure projects in Zhanjiang are now vying for investors in Hong Kong.

"The city is in high gear to develop its port, road, railway, air transportation facilities, creating ample investment opportunities," said Zhao Zhihui, executive deputy mayor of Zhanjiang.

The coastal city now has embarked on a new chapter in its development history with the opening of a series of large projects in the steel and pharmaceutical industries in the past few years.