Hong Kong recorded a 13 per cent surge in visitors from mainland China during the Lunar New Year holiday, with the influx boosting jewellery sales by 10 per cent during the period despite a sharp rise in gold prices. Industry representatives said on Sunday that festive business had outperformed last year’s, though the recovery remained…
Hong Kong plans to test a new channel using facial recognition at one of its checkpoints by June to cut clearance time to five seconds, with immigration authorities handling a record 335 million people entering and leaving the city last year. Director of Immigration Benson Kwok Joon-fung said at an annual press conference on Friday…
Hong Kong customs has intercepted more than 83,000 counterfeit items worth about HK$36 million (US$4.62 million) as part of a recent crackdown, warning that criminals are using the heightened seasonal demand as a “smokescreen” to move illicit goods to Europe and the Americas. The Customs and Excise Department said on Wednesday that the operation ran…
Published on November 18, 2025 Across the dynamic coastline of southern China, a remarkable engineering landmark has emerged as both a transport revolution and a thriving visitor attraction. The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao Bridge, extending an extraordinary 55 kilometres across the Pearl River Delta, has increasingly been recognised as one of the most captivating travel experiences in…
Hongkongers will be able to use facial recognition at more mainland Chinese checkpoints, while more professionals from additional regions across the border will be granted longer stays in the city under new policies announced by national immigration authorities on Monday. According to the National Immigration Administration, Hong Kong residents with a mainland travel permit will,…
Guangdong vehicles will be able to stay in Hong Kong for a maximum of three days under a new scheme facilitating cross-border travel that is set to begin next month. Cars in Hong Kong in June 2025. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. As part of the Southbound Travel Scheme, up to 100 vehicles from Guangdong will be…
Home » ASIA » Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge in China: Over Ninety Million Passenger Trips and Growing, Transforming Regional Travel Published on September 16, 2025 Travel between Hong Kong, Zhuhai, and Macao—three important cities in Southern China—has been completely changed by the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge (HZMB), one of the most ambitious infrastructure…
閱讀中文版本 Initially, the scheme will allow a small quota of 100 daily bookings for Guangdong vehicles to enter Hong Kong’s urban area. Hong Kong’s Transport and Logistics Bureau has announced plan to launch the Southbound Travel Scheme this November, allowing eligible Guangdong vehicles to enter the Hong Kong territory through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB)….
Home » CHINA TRAVEL NEWS » China Launches Game-Changing Mobility Policy Granting Seamless Access For Guangdong Private Cars Into Hong Kong, Unlocking Powerful Growth For Business Events And Exhibitions Thursday, July 3, 2025 China has taken a bold step toward regional integration with the launch of the Southbound Travel Scheme, allowing private vehicles from Guangdong…
Vehicles from neighbouring Guangdong province in mainland China will be allowed into Hong Kong’s urban areas “in phases” in a move to ease travel arrangements, transport chief Mable Chan has said, adding that authorities are drafting application procedures and guidelines. Cars drive in Hong Kong in June, 2025. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The government aims to…