The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao Bridge (HZMB) set a new traffic record on 6 April, handling 29,800 vehicles in 24 hours, Zhuhai’s immigration police reported the next day. Of those, 22,800 were Hong Kong- or Macao-plated passenger cars, underscoring the popularity of the ‘Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Cars’ scheme that allows private motorists to drive into Guangdong without intermediary permits.
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During the Qingming long weekend, more than 77,400 vehicles used the HZMB highway port, 72.8 % of them single-plate cars. Border officers activated contingency rosters and real-time data sharing with Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao police forces to keep waits below 20 minutes at peak. For corporate mobility managers, the figures illustrate how self-drive travel is reshaping cross-boundary commuting patterns within the Greater Bay Area. Companies that run facilities on both sides of the Pearl River Delta may find that staff increasingly prefer personal vehicles over shuttle buses or ferries, affecting parking demand and mileage reimbursement policies. Logistics providers also benefit: light-goods vans under 5.5 tonnes qualify for the same simplified customs process, enabling “factory-to-Hong Kong-warehouse” legs to be completed without trans-shipment at land ports. Authorities say they will expand e-lane capacity this summer and are studying dynamic toll discounts to spread flows beyond holiday peaks—measures that could further integrate the three jurisdictions’ labour markets.
