Greater Bay Area

Traveling in both directions north and south! The summer passenger and traffic flow of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge both hit new highs

2024-09-02   

As summer is coming to an end, data from the Zhuhai Border Inspection Station and the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge Border Inspection Station shows that from July 1st to August 29th, the number of inbound and outbound passengers at the Zhuhai Highway Port via the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge exceeded 4.84 million, and the number of vehicles exceeded 945000, with year-on-year growth of over 57.85% and 70.6% respectively. At the same time, the passenger and traffic flow also broke historical records for the same period. Chen Shibai, the head of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge Border Inspection Station, introduced that the number of Hong Kong and Macao tourists at the Zhuhai Highway Port of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge has increased by over 55% compared to the same period last year. "With the upgrading of major transportation in Guangdong Province, the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge and Shenzhen China Channel connect the city clusters of Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, and superimpose Hong Kong and Macao vehicles to" go north ", opening up new ways and experiences of cultural tourism for people in the Bay Area, and stimulating new momentum for city tourism in the Bay Area." "It's great to enter Zhuhai via the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge in the morning, taste Shiqi Roast squab in Zhongshan at noon, visit the Memorial Hall of Sun Yat sen's Former Residence, go to Shenzhen for dinner in the evening and return to Hong Kong. Children can play in three cities a day and experience two Century Bridges," Mr. Li, the owner of Hong Kong, told reporters. At the same time, the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge has become one of the preferred channels for Hong Kong and Macao youth to study and expand exchanges in the mainland during the summer vacation. From July 1st to August 29th, the number of Hong Kong and Macau young tourists under the age of 23 entering and exiting through the Zhuhai highway port increased significantly, with a total of over 500000 people, a year-on-year increase of 56.33%. Along with the popularity of 'going north', mainland tourists' going south 'is also bustling. Data shows that since July 1st, there have been over 697300 mainland tourists holding tourist visas traveling between Hong Kong and Macau via the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge, a year-on-year increase of 48.37%. The person in charge of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge border inspection station introduced that in order to ensure the safety and smoothness of the summer port, the station has deepened the law enforcement liaison and coordination mechanism among the three ports, implemented holiday passenger flow warning, timely opened more channels, and made every effort to divert passenger and vehicle flow, continuously improving the experience of personnel and vehicle clearance. (New Society)

Edit:He Chuanning Responsible editor:Su Suiyue

Source:Xinhua

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