Xinhua Agency, Hong Kong, August 14 Title: Industry insiders: Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge brings new opportunities to the development of the Bay Area

Xinhua Agency reporter Xi Tianqi

"The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is not only a connection in physical space, but also a catalyst for the multi-dimensional integration of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao's economy, culture, science and technology." Chen Ruidong, general manager of China Travel Service in Hong Kong, said recently.

On the 13th, an investment promotion conference hosted by the Zhuhai City Government of Guangdong Province with the theme of "Jointly Building a New Economic and Trade Channel for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and Promoting the Coordinated Development of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao" was held in Hong Kong. Many people said that recently, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is further accelerating the integrated development of people, logistics, capital and information flows between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, bringing more and more opportunities to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

The new channel of "one bridge connecting three places" has repeatedly set new records

At the recent Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge theme promotion meeting, Huang Zhihao, mayor of Zhuhai City, said that the service capabilities of the bridge and port have been continuously improved, and people and vehicles are booming. Since the beginning of this year, an average of more than 14,000 vehicles entering and leaving the country through the Bridge Zhuhai Highway Port every day.

Since the beginning of this year, after optimization and transformation, the one-way customs clearance capacity of small passenger cars at the Bridge Port has been increased from the original designed average of 440 vehicles per hour to 1000 vehicles per hour. Zhuhai City government data shows that since the implementation of the "Hong Kong Vehicles North" policy, the number of single-brand vehicles entering and leaving Hong Kong has exceeded 1 million. The government is embarking on a passenger and freight vehicle compatibility renovation project to increase the speed of passenger cars on the bridge to 1500 unilateral traffic per hour.

Hong Kong motor vehicle owner Mr. Ho and his family of three have gone to Zhuhai for parent-child tours almost every weekend since they applied for "Hong Kong Cars North" in January this year. "You can cross the border and enter the country with a gentle step on the accelerator." he said.

Since the beginning of this year, the cargo receiving and receiving areas of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge have achieved full coverage of 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) in the mainland. In the first half of the year, the value of imports and exports exceeded RMB, a year-on-year increase of more than 16%.

Mr. Weng is the head of an aquatic products company in Zhuhai City. Before the opening of the bridge, his aquatic products had to pass through the Humen Bridge to Shenzhen for customs clearance and Hong Kong. Today, the bridge implements a "one-stop" inspection model for trucks. Vehicles cleared through customs only need to "stop the vehicle once and submit information once" to complete the inspection.

Miss Yang and her family recently traveled north to Yangjiang for three days and took a Jinba back to Hong Kong via the bridge. She said that the bridge winds across the sea like a long dragon, coupled with the afterglow of the sunset, and she deeply felt that the development of national infrastructure has brought more convenience to citizens of the Greater Bay Area.

New opportunities in the Bay Area in the "Golden Land in Front of the Door" accelerate

"The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge connects the three places and provides unprecedented opportunities for the development of cross-border logistics and e-commerce. It is a strategic measure to give full play to the complementary resource advantages of Zhuhai and Hong Kong, jointly build a new economic and trade channel for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, and promote the development of aviation logistics." Qiu Changxian, general manager of Zhuhai Port Airport Management Co., Ltd. said.

The construction of the inspection site for imported meat, fruits, chilled aquatic products, and edible aquatic animals at the Zhuhai Port of Bridge has been completed. After the site is subject to customs acceptance, high-quality foreign seafood such as king crabs and peony shrimps can enter the country through the Hong Kong Airport and the Bridge. After packaging and packaging in Zhuhai, they will be shipped to the vast mainland market.

Huang Qianting, a representative of the Zhuhai City Commerce Bureau, said that the "Green Channel for Fresh Food Supply to Hong Kong" has been opened at the Bridge Port, and the supply of fresh food from the mainland to Hong Kong has been expanded to all categories. Starting from July this year, the customs clearance inspection period has been extended from 8 hours to 16 hours, realizing "inspection at the time of report and release at the time of inspection."

Business representatives from Hong Kong said that the development of many companies in Hong Kong has benefited from the completion of the new economic and trade channel of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. Many Hong Kong companies with factories in Zhongshan or Jiangmen export their goods directly to Hong Kong and Macao through the bridge, making it convenient to do business.

Zhang Jinsong, director of the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, hopes that entrepreneurs from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao will personally experience the economic vitality of the new economic and trade channel of the bridge, seek new opportunities for industrial development and business cooperation, give full play to their own advantages and industry influence, and contribute to the coordinated development of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.

"City Partners" jointly draw a new blueprint for the Bay Area

The construction of a new economic and trade channel for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is surging, and a series of economic and trade plans and cooperation projects are accelerating. At the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge theme promotion meeting on the 13th, 20 projects were successfully signed, involving new energy, artificial intelligence, cross-border e-commerce, logistics and transportation and other industries, with a total agreed investment of 1.85 billion yuan.

"We hope to build a demonstration logistics platform with the most complete logistics formats and the highest standards. In the future, we will continue to strengthen collaborative cooperation with diverse entities in Hong Kong and Macao, create a full industrial chain of 'logistics + trade + finance', and promote the deep integration of logistics in the three places. development." said Yan Zhuojin, deputy general manager of Zhuhai Transportation Holding Group Co., Ltd.

Liao Zhenxin, Acting Secretary of the Transport and Logistics Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR Government, said that the SAR government encourages the industry to make good use of the bridge, strengthen cooperation with the west bank of the Pearl River, and support high-quality development on the west bank of the Pearl River.

Chung Hong-hing, chairman of the Hong Kong Logistics Chamber of Commerce, believes that the opening of the bridge will allow Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao to deepen cooperation in the fields of aviation and land logistics docking, e-commerce and cold chain food. In the process of joint development among the three places, Hong Kong's services and technologies can also radiate to the mainland through Zhuhai, improving the overall development level of the mainland's logistics industry.

Huang Zhihao said that the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge provides unlimited opportunities and possibilities for the construction of the Greater Bay Area. Let us work together to strengthen the bridge's new economic and trade channel and make positive contributions to writing a new chapter in the development of the Bay Area.