Traffic grows on Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge

This photo taken by a drone shows vehicles running on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge on July 11, 2023. The number of inbound and outbound passenger vehicles passing through the bridge has increased significantly, with a total clearance volume exceeding 2.68 million vehicles last year, a 1.35-fold year-on-year increase, according to the customs. Since the implementation of policies to allow single-plated vehicles to head north into the mainland through the bridge early in 2023, there has been a strong demand from residents of Hong Kong and Macao to drive into the mainland during public holidays and weekends, according to customs. Single-plated vehicles from Hong Kong have become the main force driving the increase of inbound and outbound vehicle traffic flow at the ports, according to the customs. "Driven by the policies to allow vehicles from Hong Kong and Macao to head north to the mainland, economic and trade exchanges, as well as personnel exchanges between Guangdong and the two special administrative regions have become increasingly close — day tours to cities in the GBA have also become a new trend," said Liu.