Hong Kong, 6 Jun (ZXS) -- The "Hong Kong Car to Go North" program will accept applications from qualified Hong Kong private car owners from 1 o'clock on June 6. From midnight on 1 July, approved Hong Kong private cars can travel between Hong Kong and Guangdong Province via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Port.
The results of the lottery will be announced at 5am on 29 May, with a total of 30,5 numbers allocated in the first round. The system will notify the successful applicants by email that the application date will be randomly assigned by the computer system. Successful applicants are required to submit their application documents online within 31 hours of notification.
"In the future, being able to drive your own car to the mainland will feel very different." Some Hong Kong citizens who have applied for the "Hong Kong Car Go North" said in an interview with the China News Agency that compared with the current Guangdong and Hong Kong brand car policy, the biggest advantage of the "Hong Kong Car Northbound" plan is that they can freely choose the time to travel to and from the mainland.
Some Hong Kong citizens said that "Hong Kong car going north" will help open the "one-hour living circle" in the Greater Bay Area, prepare to drive to the mainland for self-driving tours as soon as possible, and also hope that the SAR government can further increase the number of car inspection companies and speed up the process of procedures.
According to the "Hong Kong Car Northbound Scheme", Hong Kong car owners who are at least 18 years old, hold a Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents, and have registered one non-operating small passenger car in their own name can log on to the "Hong Kong Car Northbound" online platform to apply. Hong Kong motor vehicles entering Hong Kong that meet the conditions implement the "guarantee-free" policy, and vehicle owners no longer need to provide bank guarantees and other forms of guarantees to the Mainland customs, which can effectively reduce the time and cost of Hong Kong residents driving to the Mainland.
As the only authorized body in Hong Kong that provides cross-border vehicle inspection services, the person in charge of the Automotive Inspection Center of China Inspection Co., Ltd. (CCIC) responded that according to the quota approved by the relevant departments in Guangdong and Hong Kong, the number of vehicle inspection quotas will be gradually increased to 700 per day, and it is believed that CCIC has the ability to meet the needs of vehicle inspection. The management of CCIC said that the company plans to use the Yuen Long Phase I and Phase II inspection centers as the "Hong Kong Car Northbound" inspection site, of which 12 new "Hong Kong Car Northbound" vehicle inspection lines are planned in the first phase; The second phase of the plan will build 8 "Hong Kong car northbound" vehicle inspection lines, as well as "Hong Kong car northbound" inspection halls and independent form offices.
In addition, the reporter visited a number of driving schools in Hong Kong on the same day and found that many Hong Kong citizens who were interested in driving "north" came to consult related matters. Lau Qiwen, instructor of Hong Kong De'an Driving School, said that the citizens who came to consult were mainly concerned about how to replace the mainland's driver's license and learn the mainland's traffic laws, and the driving school would also launch relevant courses to explain the mainland's driving culture and road management system. (End)