The popularity of "Macau Cars Heading North" has added horsepower to the development of the Greater Bay Area | Macau | horsepower

Macau, July 16 (Xinhua) - The radius of life has expanded, the distance between time and space has shortened, and business travel is convenient... Since the official implementation of the "Macau car northbound" policy on December 20, 2022, the number of Macau single license plate cars entering and exiting through the Zhuhai Highway Port of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge has increased in a stepwise manner, and more and more Macau residents are enjoying the happiness of "stepping on the accelerator to reach Guangdong".

On July 11th, vehicles were driving on the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge. Shen Jizhong

"The northward movement of Macau cars" is a policy in the field of connectivity in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area. Macau car owners who meet the conditions can drive through the Zhuhai Highway Port of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge into Guangdong and enjoy convenient travel after booking and obtaining approval for customs clearance.

On January 1, 2023 at 00:20, at the Zhuhai Highway Port of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge, after being inspected and released by customs and other departments, Mr. Zheng from Macau drove a single license plate vehicle from Macau into the mainland. This is also the first Macau single license plate vehicle to enter the country smoothly after the implementation of the "Macau Car North" policy.

According to statistics, since the implementation of the "Macau Car North" policy, the number of successfully registered accounts in the system has exceeded 40000, and more than 17000 eligible vehicles have emerged, demonstrating the enthusiasm of Macau residents.

"It only takes about ten days from application to approval for the first time, just in time for the Chinese New Year. You can take your family back to your mother's house." A Macau resident named "Red Bean" said that in the future, you can also realize your dream of driving a single license plate car in Guangdong.

Li, a graduate student at Macau University of Science and Technology, said that he made his first appointment to "Macau Car North" in April this year to visit Zhuhai. He also had many friends traveling through "Macau Car North", which gave him a more integrated feeling into the Greater Bay Area in his daily life.

Macau SAR Legislative Council member Yan Yiheng stated that "Macau Cars Moving North" will help accelerate the deep integration of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, further connect the supply chain, industrial chain, and service chain of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, and accelerate the interconnection of people, logistics, capital flow, and information flow.

At the same time as facilitating personnel exchanges, "Aoche North" has also become a "booster" for the integrated development of the Greater Bay Area, injecting new vitality into the economy of the Greater Bay Area. Many young people in Macau are driving north in search of investment and job opportunities.

Macau youth Wang Shaoyi founded a cross-border e-commerce company in Zhuhai. He said that now he can drive back and forth to Zhuhai and Australia every day to negotiate business, saving time and costs, and truly feeling the convenience brought by "Australian cars heading north".

According to a report from Gongbei Customs, in the first month of policy implementation, the number of single license plate vehicles cleared in Macau exceeded 7800, and in May, the number of single license plate vehicles cleared in Macau exceeded 100000. At present, the clearance volume of single license plate vehicles accounts for more than 50% of the total clearance volume of inbound and outbound passenger cars at Daqiao Port, with over 70% during peak hours.

Due to the high enthusiasm of summer residents for travel, according to data from the Macao Special Administrative Region Government's Transport Bureau, reservation slots have been fully booked from today until August 12th.

In order to ensure the better implementation of the policy of "Australian cars heading north", the two regions of Zhuhai and Macao continue to improve their supporting facilities, further optimize services, and allow more "Australian cars" to connect to a wider space in the mainland through Zhuhai. Zhuhai has introduced multiple safeguard measures to further strengthen transportation connections, improve customs clearance efficiency, and improve parking services.

Yu Weiheng, Secretary General of the Macau Innovation and Development Research Association, stated that the "Macau car northbound" is a "two-way" exchange, which not only drives more Macau people to travel, invest, and cooperate in mainland China, but also promotes Hong Kong and Macau people to expand the huge market in mainland China and better integrate into the overall development of the country.

"Application Guide for 'Macau Car Going North' and 'Realizing Freedom for' Macau Car Going North '"... Search for' Macau Car Going North 'on social media and you can see many Macau residents sharing their experiences, showcasing the sense of gain after expanding the radius of life.

Macau SAR Legislative Council member Leung Sun xu stated that "Macau Car North" and the "Hong Kong Car North" launched in July are both highly welcomed. In addition to expanding the living and development space of Hong Kong and Macau residents, it can also make it more convenient for them to understand the country's development situation, assist in integrating into national development, and strengthen their sense of belonging and identity with the country.

"The 'Macau car heading north' is of great significance. While facilitating Macau residents to travel to the southern Guangdong region, Macau's exchanges with the mainland will become closer, adding momentum to the connectivity and integrated development of the Greater Bay Area." said Sheng Li, a professor of political economy and public policy at the University of Macau.

On July 11th, vehicles were driving on the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge. Shen Jizhong