China News Service, Hong Kong, May 18. According to the information from the Information Service of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government on the 18th, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government will gazette on the 20th of this month, stipulating that transit passengers who use the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge via the Haitian Transit Building to arrive at the Hong Kong International Airport for transfer will be Exempted from paying Air Passenger Departure Tax.
A spokesman for the SAR government said that the arrangement will encourage more passengers from the mainland and Macau to choose to transit at Hong Kong International Airport, which will help enhance Hong Kong's status as the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and an international aviation hub.
According to reports, the Haitian Transit Building at Hong Kong International Airport is expected to open in 2023.
At that time, land-air transfer passengers from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area can take land transportation approved by the Hong Kong Airport Authority, go through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge to the Haitian Interchange Building, enter the Hong Kong International Airport, and transfer to a plane for departure. This is similar to the current Haitian passenger transportation. The arrangements for passenger transfers between sea and air at the terminal are largely the same.
The SAR government spokesman also stated that according to the current Air Passenger Departure Tax Ordinance, direct transit passengers, transit passengers and sea-to-air transfer passengers at the Sky Ferry Terminal are all exempt from paying the Air Passenger Departure Tax.
The amendments to the ordinance will provide the same exemption for transit passengers arriving at the Hong Kong International Airport via the Haitian Interchange Building via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge.
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