Acceleration of integrated development of one bridge connecting three areas
2024-10-24
The the Pearl River Estuary, the vast Lingding Ocean, and the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge lie across the "golden inner bay" of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area. At 10 o'clock in the morning, the bridge Zhuhai highway port experienced a peak in traffic flow. In the direction of exit, a truck is slowly entering the lane. The electronic devices loaded on the car are produced in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area and other places. They are distributed to Zhuhai for loading, and will be transported to Hong Kong Airport through the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge. They will then be loaded into the air and sent abroad The customs officers of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge checked the "one-stop" customs declaration form, and in less than 20 minutes, the truck quickly cleared customs, got on the bridge, and headed towards the east bank. On October 23, 2018, the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge was officially opened. Over the past six years, this scene of "smooth traffic and bustling crowds" has become the norm for communication and interaction in the Greater Bay Area. According to statistics, as of October 22, the number of passengers traveling between Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao through the Zhuhai Highway Port via the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge has exceeded 62.3 million, and the cumulative number of vehicles has exceeded 12.76 million; As of September, the total value of imported and exported goods has reached 942.7 billion yuan. The smooth flow of vehicles and the vitality of goods have burst into a new economic and trade channel, gathering strength to form the western end of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge. Continuing westward along the extension of the bridge from the Zhuhai Highway Port, in less than 20 minutes, it is the global center warehouse for cross-border trade between Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao. Following the circular ramp inside the central warehouse, Mr. Xu, a licensed truck driver from Guangdong and Hong Kong, drove his car up to the fourth floor. After loading a carriage of express parcels, the truck slowly drove out of the building and headed towards the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge. In just over an hour, the goods purchased by Hong Kong citizens online will be able to cross the sea and arrive in Hong Kong, gradually being delivered to the hands of the citizens. After the opening of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge, I drove back and forth between Hong Kong and Zhuhai along it, two or three times a day Master Xu said that on this new economic and trade channel connecting Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao, we are witnessing an increasing number of Mercedes Benz trucks coming and going, and the cross-border economic and trade industrial belt and logistics park around the central warehouse are also growing and expanding. The Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Group, which invested in the construction of this global central warehouse, is a private enterprise born from the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge. Lin Sheng, Chairman of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Group, introduced that since the operation of the central warehouse, it has attracted multiple e-commerce platforms to settle in. Parcels from all over the world gather here and are then distributed to Hong Kong and Macau, with a daily peak of 60000 shipments. The opening of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge has made Zhuhai the only city in the Bay Area that is connected by land to both Hong Kong and Macao, working together to build a new economic and trade channel for the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge. Separated from the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Cross border Trade Global Center Warehouse, the first phase of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Logistics Park has been put into use and the second phase has been completed, with a focus on developing transit consolidation, cross-border e-commerce and other businesses. Currently, it has attracted 10 logistics companies to settle down, connected with multiple e-commerce platforms, and steadily increased export business volume. As the closest logistics park to the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge, the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Logistics Park is planned and constructed in conjunction with the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge Economic and Trade New Corridor, providing fast access to Hong Kong airport, low cost, and high customs clearance efficiency, which are the most valued advantages for enterprises Yan Zhuojin, Deputy General Manager of Zhuhai Transportation Holdings Group Co., Ltd., said. To the west of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Logistics Park, the Gaolan Port Comprehensive Bonded Zone and the Airport International Smart Logistics Park are connected to form a line; The Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge Zhuhai Highway Port has become one of the large ports in China that undertakes cross-border direct purchase and export; The logistics transportation and distribution scenarios are constantly enriching, and the port clearance experience of cross-border trucks is continuously optimized... With the continuous improvement of logistics software and hardware support, cross-border e-commerce, as a new form of foreign trade, is flourishing. Nowadays, the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge Port covers 31 provinces for the receipt and delivery of goods, with about 700000 packages entering and leaving every day, reaching more than 230 countries and regions. The trend of "nationwide cargo collection, gathering in Zhuhai, sending to Hong Kong and Macao, and reaching the world" is becoming increasingly evident. According to the relevant person in charge of Gongbei Customs, driven by the construction of the new economic and trade channel, the import and export freight volume of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge Port continues to grow. Since the beginning of this year, the number of trucks entering and exiting the country through the bridge has exceeded 500000, a year-on-year increase of 13.7%; The total value of imported and exported goods from January to September reached 164.97 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.4%. Over the past six years, the integration of the north and south has accelerated the sharing of the "one hour living circle" in the Bay Area. The three regions have continuously relaxed their bridge access policies, and self driving to the north and enjoy the Bay Area is becoming a new choice for Hong Kong and Macao residents to travel. At the weekend, Mr. Shi, a Hong Kong resident, drove his family to Zhuhai via the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge to have a good time "shopping" and "TESCO Group". Previously, we mainly relied on shuttle buses to travel between the two places. After the implementation of the 'Hong Kong Bus Northbound' policy, families can drive to the mainland during holidays and travel throughout the Greater Bay Area in one trip, which is very convenient, "Mr. Shi said. In 2023, the policies of "Australian cars heading north" and "Hong Kong cars heading north" will be implemented successively. As the only designated passage port for 'two vehicles heading north', Daqiao Port has experienced explosive growth in inbound and outbound traffic. Since the beginning of this year, a total of 4.35 million inbound and outbound vehicles have been inspected, an increase of 82.8% year-on-year, which is 5.75 times that of the same period in 2019, ranking first among all ports in the country in terms of total number, "said Li Shuhong, political commissar of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge Border Inspection Station. The distance between time and space is shortened, and the radius of life is expanded. The combination of geographical advantages and 24-hour convenient customs clearance at ports has driven the realization of the "one hour living circle" in the Greater Bay Area. As of October 22, the total number of single license plate vehicles from Hong Kong and Macau that have gone north has exceeded 3.84 million; The total number of Hong Kong and Macao residents entering and leaving the mainland through the bridge has exceeded 35.6 million. In order to further "make good use of" the bridge, Guangdong Province and Zhuhai City actively collaborated with relevant departments to continuously innovate the port supervision mechanism, and successively launched projects such as "flying through Zhuhai Hong Kong" and "Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge Tour" to expand the cultural and tourism functions of the bridge. With the continuous expansion of "individual travel" cities from mainland China to Hong Kong and Macao, the number of mainland tourists holding Hong Kong and Macao tourist visas traveling across the bridge has exceeded 4.1 million since the beginning of this year, a year-on-year increase of 73.2%, which is 1.71 times that of the same period in 2019. The trend of "walking and visiting big bridges" has become a new trend in tourism in the Greater Bay Area, and the popularity of "one journey, multiple stops" tourism products built around it continues to rise. Since the trial operation of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge tourism on December 15, 2023, a total of 6052 tourist groups and 234800 visitors from across the country have been received. Pan Yanqian, Vice President of the Zhuhai Travel Agency Industry Association, introduced that with the increasing popularity of Hong Kong and Macao tourism and bridge tourism, many local travel agencies in Zhuhai have established cooperation with Hong Kong travel agencies to achieve seamless integration of tourism services. Intelligent empowerment of "managing well" bridges facilitates customs clearance and helps connect bridge ports. Huang Wenwen, the manager of the customs department at Zhuhai Haimiao Aquatic Products Import and Export Co., Ltd., quickly completed all customs procedures. Previously, it took six or seven hours to transport seafood. After the official opening of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge, it only took about an hour to transport seafood to Hong Kong, which not only greatly increased the survival rate of seafood, but also saved nearly half of transportation costs, "said Huang Wenwen. Behind this are multiple customs clearance facilitation measures: "two-step declaration" and extensive use of consolidated taxation. Guangdong and Hong Kong have taken the lead in implementing the "one order, two reports" policy. The "one-stop" checkpoint system continues to be optimized, and the "three places, one lock" policy in Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao improves quality and efficiency... "Good use" cannot be separated from "good management". The Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge Zhuhai Highway Port is not only a fast track for high-tech and high-value goods, but also a "testing ground" and "breeding ground" for various fast and convenient customs clearance new technologies and models. On the large screen of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge Monitoring and Command Center, the real-time monitoring images of various customs business sites are presented at a glance; In the supervision area of the entry hall, high-tech empowering devices such as high and low temperature detectors and microclimate monitoring instruments flow smoothly. Make good use of the advantage of 'one bridge connecting three places' to achieve the' fast in and fast out ',' large in and large out ',' excellent in and out ', and' intelligent in and out 'logistics of the bridge, and better serve the construction of the new economic and trade channel of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge and the high-quality development of foreign trade, "said Wang Peiyang, Deputy Director of Customs of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge. On the morning of October 21st at 7 o'clock, Mr. Chen was queuing up to clear customs at the exit hall of Zhuhai Port. Mr. Chen, who lives in Zhuhai and works in Hong Kong, travels back and forth between the two places by shuttle bus every day. "Customs clearance is convenient, and it takes less than 5 minutes to reach the bus stop at the port." Mr. Chen's experience benefits from the "Smart Travel Inspection" construction of Gongbei Customs. The innovation of customs and port security inspection adopts the "one machine, two screens, one inspection" mode, combining the two checkpoints into one, greatly reducing the time for exit inspection. The Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge Border Inspection Station continuously improves its process and achieves paperless and electronic border inspection filing; By introducing innovative measures such as the "one click login" auxiliary control system, the average duration of the "one-stop" bus channel inspection and verification process has been shortened from 28 seconds to 16 seconds. Faced with the increasing traffic volume, Daqiao Port has completed the upgrade and renovation of the "cargo and passenger" channel, increasing the number of exit passenger inspection channels from 22 to 35; Customs, border inspection and other joint inspection units have upgraded from serial inspection and release to parallel inspection and release, increasing inspection and release efficiency by about 50%; The one-way outbound customs clearance capacity of small passenger cars during peak hours reaches 1500 vehicles per hour. (New Society)
Edit：He Chuanning Responsible editor：Su Suiyue
Source：People's Daily
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