On October 23rd, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) marked the eighth anniversary of its opening. With a smooth flow of vehicles and a steady stream of people, this crossing point has long been one of the busiest ports in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Statistics show that from the bridge's opening through September this year, HZMB Customs has supervised a total of 124 million inbound and outbound passenger trips, 25.95 million inbound and outbound vehicle trips, and import and export goods worth 1.64 trillion yuan at the Zhuhai Highway Port of the HZMB. Over the past eight years, the total value of imports and exports via the bridge has continued to climb, with monthly growth maintaining a double-digit pace for nine consecutive months this year and the figure for the first nine months reaching 308.3 billion yuan.

With offerings expanding from multi-destination tourism featuring "bridge sightseeing and Hong Kong-Macao joint travel" to the successive launch of the "Fly-Via-Zhuhai-HK" program and the "HZMB Tour" project, coupled with the gradual easing and refinement of the 240-hour visa-free transit policy, port services—spanning sightseeing, flight transfers, business travel, and cross-boundary consumption—have become increasingly diverse, and traveler profiles have grown more varied. Inbound and outbound passenger traffic via the bridge port has grown from 14 million trips in the bridge's first year of operation to over 30 million in the past year, representing an average annual growth rate of over 10%.

As the "Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles," "Northbound Travel for Macao Vehicles," and "Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles" policies continue to gain momentum, the travel time and distance among the three places has steadily shrunk, turning the "one-hour living circle" from a blueprint into reality.

On October 1st this year, daily customs clearance hours for fresh and live food supplies to Hong Kong via the HZMB were extended from 16 to 24 hours, enabling enterprises to source, load, and ship goods immediately upon readiness. Currently, more than 3 million parcels a day are shipped around the clock to over 200 countries and regions.

Source:PEARL

港珠澳大桥开通八年进出口总值持续攀升

10月23日，港珠澳大桥开通已满八年。车流畅通、人流不断，这里早已成为粤港澳大湾区最繁忙的口岸之一。据统计，大桥开通至今年9月，该关累计监管经港珠澳大桥珠海公路口岸进出境人员1.24亿人次、进出境车辆2595.2万辆次、进出口货物总值1.64万亿元。八年来，大桥进出口总值持续攀升，今年月度增速连续9个月保持两位数，今年前9月已达3083亿元。

从“大桥观光+港澳联游”的一程多站旅游，到“经珠港飞”“大桥旅游”项目依次开通，240小时过境免签政策陆续放宽优化，观光、转机、商务、跨境消费……口岸服务场景越来越丰富，旅客类型也更加多元。经大桥口岸出入境客流从开通首年的1400万人次增长至最近一年的超3000万人次，年均增长率超10%。

随着“港车北上”“澳车北上”“粤车南下”政策的持续升温，三地时空距离不断缩小，“一小时生活圈”从蓝图成为实景。

今年10月1日，经港珠澳大桥供港鲜活食品通关时间由每天16小时延长至全天24小时，企业实现“随采、随装、随发”。目前，每天有超300万个包裹昼夜不停发往全球200多个国家和地区。

文 | 记者 李旭 通讯员 周凌湘 杨月琦
译 | 陈冠臻
审 | 林佳岱