Motorists from mainland China’s Guangdong province will be able to apply to drive into Hong Kong from as soon as November under a highly anticipated cross-border scheme, transport minister Mable Chan has said. The scheme was expected to strengthen ties between the city and the rest of the Greater Bay Area, while injecting fresh vitality…
Motorists from Guangdong province will be able to apply from November to travel to Hong Kong by car under a highly anticipated cross-border scheme, transport minister Mable Chan has said. The Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles scheme is expected to be implemented a month earlier than originally planned. Chan said on Wednesday that vehicles would…
Hong Kong should not be held back by a lack of land or parking spaces in pushing ahead with a plan to let Guangdong province residents drive to the city, the transport minister has said, as she reiterated that the scheme would be rolled out with strict controls. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan…
The launch of a scheme allowing Guangdong residents to drive their own vehicles to Hong Kong has been delayed until December, as mainland Chinese authorities are still ironing out arrangements for the policy, the Post has learned. The “Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles” scheme, which has been the subject of discussion for several years, was…
Hong Kong’s finance chief has rejected suggestions that his proposal to charge drivers as they cross the border into mainland China will hinder integration efforts, but he has left the door open to discussions on the fee amount. Paul Chan Mo-po insisted on Saturday that the proposed fee for drivers of private vehicles, one of…