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The Standard
03-07-2025
- Automotive
- The Standard
Lawmaker raises infrastructure concerns over Guangdong southbound car scheme
Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles to be rolled out this year with limited quotas: sources
RTHK
30-06-2025
- Automotive
- RTHK
Guangdong southbound car scheme 'to arrive this year'
Guangdong southbound car scheme 'to arrive this year' Mable Chan, second left, meets her Guangdong counterparts in Guangzhou over the Southbound Travel Scheme. Photo courtesy of the Information Services Department The government has been quoted as saying it plans to roll out a scheme this year that will allow cars in Guangdong to enter the streets of Hong Kong's urban areas. This came as Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan met her counterparts in Guangzhou on Monday to discuss details of the Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles scheme. In a statement, the government said Chan visited a vehicle examination centre in Guangzhou to learn more about its operation as part of efforts to prepare for the southbound scheme. It said the increased traffic will benefit various industries. "Under orderly and controllable circumstances, the Southbound Travel Scheme aims to provide options for tourists from Guangdong, meeting the keen expectations of the public on two-way travel and bringing new visitor segments to Hong Kong," it said. In an interview with the Wen Wei Po newspaper, Chan was quoted as saying that authorities will set a quota for the scheme. She said there's certainly a need to take into account how small Hong Kong is as well as its traffic jams. Chan noted, for instance, that the quota for the northbound scheme was 200 vehicles a day when it began two years ago. The southbound scheme is meant to be implemented in two phases. Guangdong drivers would initially be allowed to take their vehicles to an automated car park near the bridge linking Hong Kong with Macau and Zhuhai, before urban areas are opened up to them in the second phase.
South China Morning Post
11-06-2025
- Automotive
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong shouldn't let lack of space hold up Guangdong driver scheme: minister
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 told lawmakers on Wednesday that the government was working with mainland Chinese authorities to implement the scheme and had ruled out the need to establish separate restricted zones or roads for the vehicles. 'Preparations also include evaluating traffic and road capacity at border crossings to manage vehicle flow and avoid peak congestion, as well as strengthening immigration procedures, transport infrastructure and contingency plans,' she said. The Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles scheme has been the subject of discussion for years and was originally expected to start at the end of 2024 or early this year. Chan said authorities would develop strict risk protocols such as requiring vehicles arriving in Hong Kong to comply with safety regulations and be covered by third-party insurance. The government would also prepare clear information on application procedures, driving rules and available amenities to provide convenience while maintaining strict controls, she noted.
South China Morning Post
26-05-2025
- Automotive
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong travel scheme for Guangdong drivers ‘delayed until December'
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 originally expected to start at the end of 2024 or early this year. But a source said on Monday that it would take another few months before the policy could be implemented. Another source said mainland authorities were still finalising the scheme's quota and other arrangements. In its initial stages, the scheme is expected to make available at least 1,000 automated car parking spaces on an artificial island under the city's jurisdiction that forms part of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge. Guangdong visitors will only be allowed to 'park and fly' or 'park and visit the city' in the scheme's early phases.
