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Policy Address 2020 | Tunchi Tunnel Road will be opened to traffic at the end of the year

2020-10-07T23:14:55.975Z


The Tuen Mun Chek Lap Kok Tunnel Road, which connects Tuen Mun west to the Hong Kong Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, will be completed and opened to traffic at the end of this year as soon as possible. By then, the driving time between the northwestern New Territories and Lantau Island will be greatly shortened. According to last year’s policy address, the government suggested that when the Chek Lap Kok Tunnel Road in Tuen Mun was opened to traffic, the government would exempt the tolls of the new tunnel and the Lantau Link, and the traffic flow of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge would increase. At present, if private cars in Hong Kong go to Zhuhai via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, they need to have a China-Hong Kong license plate and apply for quotas from relevant departments. It is reported that the government has a good chance to announce in this year’s policy address that when the Chek Lap Kok Tunnel Road in Tuen Mun is opened to traffic, all private cars in Hong Kong can drive through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge to Zhuhai without applying for a China-Hong Kong license plate. This is expected to be greatly convenient The traffic between the two places increases the traffic flow of the bridge. Some government officials pointed out that it was announced as early as when the bridge was opened to traffic. When the connecting road is opened to traffic at the end of the year, it will be conditionally relaxed to allow private cars with only Hong Kong license plates to travel north to Zhuhai, but due to the current mandatory quarantine The measures on the 14th have not yet been relaxed, and I believe that relevant results will not be seen until after the epidemic.


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Written by: Peng Zhuowei

2020-10-08 07:00

Last update date: 2020-10-08 07:00

The Tuen Mun Chek Lap Kok Tunnel Road, which connects Tuen Mun west to the Hong Kong Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, will be completed and opened to traffic at the end of this year as soon as possible. By then, the driving time between the northwestern New Territories and Lantau Island will be greatly shortened.

According to last year’s policy address, the government suggested that when the Chek Lap Kok Tunnel Road in Tuen Mun was opened to traffic, the government would exempt the tolls of the new tunnel and the Lantau Link, and the traffic flow of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge would increase.

At present, if private cars in Hong Kong go to Zhuhai via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, they need to have a China-Hong Kong license plate and apply for quotas from relevant departments.

It is reported that the government has a good chance to announce in this year’s policy address that when the Chek Lap Kok Tunnel Road in Tuen Mun is opened to traffic, all private cars in Hong Kong can drive through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge to Zhuhai without applying for a China-Hong Kong license plate. This is expected to be greatly convenient The traffic between the two places increases the traffic flow of the bridge.

Some government officials pointed out that it was announced as early as when the bridge was opened to traffic. When the connecting road is opened to traffic at the end of the year, it will be conditionally relaxed to allow private cars with only Hong Kong license plates to travel north to Zhuhai, but due to the current mandatory quarantine The measures on the 14th have not yet been relaxed, and I believe that relevant results will not be seen until after the epidemic.

It is reported that the government will announce in this year's policy address that when the Chek Lap Kok Tunnel Road in Tuen Mun is opened to traffic, all private cars in Hong Kong can drive through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge to Zhuhai without applying for a China-Hong Kong license plate.

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According to information, the total number of private cars in Hong Kong is currently about 600,000, and there are about 78,000 vehicles from Guangdong and Hong Kong that can pass through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. More than 90% of them are Hong Kong vehicles, and they cross the boundary by the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. There are more than 9,400 Hong Kong and Macau single-plate vehicles passing but not entering Zhuhai.

Earlier, a member of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference suggested that, from the perspective of carrying capacity, all cross-border private cars from Hong Kong and Macau should be fully opened to enter Guangdong Province. This will not have any impact on the traffic in the province. It is recommended that the initial stage of the comprehensive relaxation can be based on specific quotas get on.

In fact, the government has not relaxed the restrictions on northbound vehicles because it is worried that the only connection between the urban area and the Chek Lap Kok Airport, that is, the Lantau Link and Tsing Ma Bridge, will overload and affect the daily traffic of the people living in Tung Chung.

According to sources, when the Chek Lap Kok Tunnel Road in Tuen Mun is opened at the end of the year, the Lantau Link and Tsing Ma Bridge will be exempted from tolls. Since there will be "two roads leading to Chek Lap Kok" by then, the government assesses that the link road will be more affordable. There are sufficient conditions to relax restrictions on northbound vehicles.

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It is reported that when the relevant arrangements are formally implemented, Hong Kong single-licensed private cars will be able to directly reach Zhuhai via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge after purchasing third-party car insurance, but they can only be parked in the port parking lot and cannot enter the inland transportation network.

On the first anniversary of the opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge to traffic last year, the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Chen Fan, stated that he believed that the traffic volume of the bridge would increase after the opening of the Chek Lap Kok Tunnel Road in Tuen Mun.

As for whether there will be quota restrictions on the relevant arrangements, the news is that the announcement will be made after China and Hong Kong have discussed them.

Some government officials reminded that since the 14-day compulsory quarantine measures for travel between China and Hong Kong have not been relaxed, I believe it will only be effective after the epidemic has passed.

The DAB Legislative Council Member Chen Hengpin said that he believes that the relevant measures can promote the exchanges between Hong Kong and other Greater Bay Area cities, especially attracting Hong Kong people to travel to the Greater Bay Area by car on weekends, which will help restore the economy.

The northern section of the Tuen Chi Link Road will be opened to traffic at the end of this year and will be named Tuen Mun Chek Lap Kok Tunnel Road

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