[自贸港英语]文昌至香港海底光缆项目持续推进

背景新闻：海口区域性国际通信业务出入口局获工信部批准设置，这意味着海南自贸港国际通信服务能力提升，又迎来一个全新突破。海口区域性国际通信业务出入口局项目是海南到香港海底光缆项目的重要组成部分。目前国际海缆项目已完成路由调查许可、环评等环节，进入施工审批阶段。

The submarine cable system between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) and South China's Hainan Province has made a significant step toward completion after getting permission from authorities for international communication access, according to media reports. 

据媒体报道，香港特别行政区（SAR）和海南省之间的海底电缆系统在获得有关当局的国际通信访问许可后，已朝着完工迈出了重要的一步。 

submarine cable：海底电缆

communication access：通信接入

Once completed, the project will strengthen the provision of telecommunication services between the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong SAR, and improve data transmission capacity and speed for countries along the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), according to experts. 

专家说，该项目一旦完成，将加强中国大陆与香港特别行政区之间的电信服务，并提高“一带一路”沿线国家的数据传输能力和速度。 

provision：供应，提供服务
Hong Kong SAR：香港特别行政区全称

International communication access is significant in building Hainan as a future hub of global telecommunications, especially after the establishment of the Hainan Free Trade Port, which is set to have a huge impact on the Chinese economy, and facilitate its integration into the global economy.

国际通信接入对于将海南建设成未来的全球电信枢纽具有重要意义，特别是在建立海南自由贸易港之后，这将对中国经济产生巨大影响，并促进其融入全球经济。

hub：核心、枢纽

The project is conducive to strengthening ties with Southeast Asian countries. The Hainan submarine cable connecting Hong Kong can strengthen information interconnectivity and resource sharing between the Great Bay Area of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao and Hainan Province, and in doing so, jointly attract international companies to invest and develop in these regions.

该项目有利于加强与东南亚国家的联系。连接香港的海南海底电缆可以加强粤港澳大湾区与海南省之间的信息互联互通和资源共享，从而共同吸引国际公司在这些地区进行投资和发展。

conducive：有助于，有益于

interconnectivity：互联互通

The project is undertaken by China Mobile, connecting Wenchang in Hainan and Hong Kong. The infrastructure materials are supplied by Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei. The system spans a total length of 650 kilometers, and will take around 3 months to complete. 

该项目由中国移动承担，它将海南的文昌与香港连接起来。基础设施材料由中国电信巨头华为提供。该系统全长650公里，大约需要3个月才能完成。

Ref：
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1198702.shtml