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a new high! the number of inbound and outbound vehicles on the hong kong-zhuhai-macao bridge reached 22,600 in a single day

2024-10-06

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according to statistics from the hong kong-zhuhai-macao bridge customs, on october 5, the hong kong-zhuhai-macao bridge zhuhai highway port (hereinafter referred to as the "bridge port") ushered in a peak passenger flow. the number of inbound and outbound vehicles in a single day exceeded 22,600, including hong kong and macao single-plate vehicles. 14,500 vehicle trips, both of which set a new single-day record since the port opened.

it is understood that from october 1 to october 5, the number of inbound and outbound vehicles at the bridge port reached 95,400, an increase of 57.43% compared with the same period during the national day golden week last year. the main reason for this surge in traffic volume is that the holiday travel demand of mainland residents overlaps with the travel demand on public holidays in hong kong and macao. the two-way flow of passengers has pushed up the vehicle traffic volume at the port. since the beginning of this year, driven by the policies of "hong kong cars going north" and "macao cars going north", the traffic volume at the bridge port has continued to remain high. as of 0:00 on october 6, the hong kong-zhuhai-macao bridge customs has supervised more than 3.6028 million inbound and outbound passenger vehicles during the year. the number of vehicles increased by 102.63% year-on-year. among them, single-plate vehicles from hong kong and macao exceeded 2.2856 million, accounting for 60% of the passenger vehicles entering and leaving the port.

in order to ensure smooth and orderly customs clearance for tourists during holidays, the outbound "cargo and passenger" channel at the zhuhai highway port of the hong kong-zhuhai-macao bridge was officially opened on the eve of national day. guo yanhai, deputy commissioner of customs of the hong kong-zhuhai-macao bridge, said: “the number of exit channels at the bridge port that are qualified for the inspection and release of passenger cars has increased from 22 to 35. the one-way outbound customs clearance capacity of passenger cars during peak hours is expected to reach 1,500 vehicles per hour; at the same time, the customs and port joint inspection units have been upgraded from serial inspection and release to parallel simultaneous inspection and release, and the customs inspection and release efficiency has been increased by about 50%. in addition, the customs has increased real-time video surveillance, dynamically adjusted the deployment of supervision manpower, and made every effort to ensure on-site guidance and speed up during peak periods. check and release, and ensure customs clearance during holidays.”

(headquarters reporter zhao jingqu baiyu)

source: cctv news