According to the statistics of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Border Inspection Station, in 2023, more than 16.3 million passengers will enter and exit through the Zhuhai Highway Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, and more than 3.26 million vehicles will enter and exit the country, which will be 129 times and 38 times.
According to the analysis of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Border Inspection Station, since the beginning of this year, Hong Kong and Macao tour groups have become the main type of passenger flow to promote the rapid growth of the number of people entering and exiting the port. According to the data, in 2023, more than 450,000, with more than 2.5 million people. As a super project connecting Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge has become a popular check-in destination for cross-border tour groups from the Mainland. In addition, thanks to the convenient customs clearance conditions of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, driven by the "northbound" tide of Hong Kong and Macao, more and more Hong Kong and Macao residents choose to travel to the west bank of the Pearl River through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge for tourism and consumption, business research, and family visits for the elderly, and more than 992 Hong Kong and Macao residents entered and exited the mainland through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge during the year70,000 passengers, accounting for nearly 61% of the total inbound and outbound passenger flow, a record high.
The southbound passenger flow has resumed, the northbound passenger flow has been more prosperous, and the phenomenon of "port fever" is obvious, especially during weekends and public holidays, the single-day entry and exit passenger flow records at the port have been refreshed many times, reaching a maximum of 11 per day50,000 passengers, setting a new record since the opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge more than five years ago. The person in charge of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge border inspection station introduced.
At present, bridge tourism continues to be hot, and many days are full. As of now, there have been more than 180,000 tourists successfully departed the group after being inspected at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge border inspection station, and experienced the charm of the century project and the important weapon of the country.
In 2023, the Zhuhai Highway Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge will refresh the record for the highest number of vehicles entering and leaving the country in a single day for 20 consecutive times, with the highest in a single day exceeding 170,000 vehicles, setting a record for the highest number of single-day entry and exit vehicle inspections at ports across the country during the year. Among them, the number of "Hong Kong cars going north" and "Macao cars going north" exceeded 139 during the year50,000 vehicles, accounting for more than 42 of the total traffic7%, contributing more than 84% to the growth of traffic flow, has become the most important factor driving the substantial growth of port traffic flow.
Especially in the fourth quarter of this year, the effectiveness of the 'two-car northbound' policy continued to be released, superimposed on the impact of public holidays such as the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day, Hong Kong and Macao residents drove 'northbound' hotly, and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Zhuhai Highway Port exceeded 1 million vehicles in a single quarter for the first time, reaching 1.12 million, an increase of 28 from the previous quarter7%, showing a trend of rapid growth. The person in charge of the border checkpoint said.
In addition to accelerating the interconnection of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, the role of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge in connecting domestic and international dual circulation is also becoming increasingly prominent. In 2023, the cross-border logistics of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge ushered in high growth, with more than 57 trucks entering and exiting through the Zhuhai Highway Port during the year40,000 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of more than 25%, is 64 times. On December 12, the "Zhuhai-Hong Kong-Fly" passenger transport project began to be implemented, passengers going to Hong Kong International Airport via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge can go directly to the airport without going through Hong Kong entry and exit procedures after completing the inspection by the mainland border inspection department, and the Zhuhai Highway Port has become the only port in the mainland that has a direct land connection with the Hong Kong International Airport. According to the data, since the implementation of the policy, more than 1,000 passengers have successfully cleared customs and traveled. According to the relevant departments**, with the continuous improvement of supporting measures, the "Flying via Zhuhai-Hong Kong" policy is expected to attract 10% of mainland outbound tourists to use Zhuhai Airport as a transit point for outbound travel, and at that time, international passengers entering and exiting through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge will become a new growth point in passenger flow.
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