China News Service, Zhuhai, January 18 (Deng Yuanwen, Li Zhaode) On the eve of the Spring Festival, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Zhuhai Highway Port ushered in the "double peaks" of passenger cars and trucks entering and exiting, and the flow of entry and exit vehicles continued to hit new highs.

According to the statistics of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge border inspection station, since the start of the Spring Festival travel this year, as of January 18, the station has inspected more than 68,000 entry-exit vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 45%, including 53,000 passenger cars and nearly 16,000 trucks. million vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 60% and 11% respectively.

  According to the analysis of the border inspection station of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the increase in the volume of cross-border passenger vehicles is mainly due to the optimization and adjustment of the customs clearance measures between the Mainland and Hong Kong and Macau. In addition, after the implementation of the "Macao vehicles traveling northward" policy, more vehicles with single license plates from Macau will pass the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, further increasing the number of cross-border passenger vehicles at the port.

On the eve of the Spring Festival, small passenger cars from Macau enter the mainland via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Zhuhai Highway Port. Photo by Wang Xiangguo

  It is understood that in order to meet the customs clearance needs of people from Hong Kong and the Mainland during the Spring Festival, from January 18 to 21, the daily one-way customs clearance quota at the Zhuhai Highway Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (only applicable to private cars and cross-border taxi drivers and passengers), from 1,000 to 2,000.

The border inspection department predicts that after the implementation of this policy, the volume of cross-border passenger vehicles will continue to increase.

  According to the relevant person in charge of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge border inspection station, the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit is approaching. In order to cope with the "peak" of consumption during the festival, various businesses in Hong Kong and Macao have replenished a large number of seasonal goods. A large number of truck transportation companies pass the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge 24 hours a day The delivery task has become the main reason for the increase in the number of cross-border trucks at this port.

  "Since the first phase of customs clearance between Hong Kong and the Mainland was implemented on January 8, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Port has been operating well, and vehicles have generally passed smoothly." Check the channel to ensure safe, orderly and smooth customs clearance at the port.

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