Sing Tao Daily News Agency The Hong Kong -Zhuhai -Macao Bridge was fully opened to traffic on the first day. The number of times was inferior to the initial expectation. This was expected that the authorities had lowered the forecast due to the changes in the logistics route in recent years.Proper, all affect the traffic.After the operation is pure, the relevant parties can increase the quota and increase the amount of the bridge.
The Bridge opened at 9 am yesterday, attracting many fans of the starting group. Some bus companies even took the business of more than 100 chartered cars in the first two days, and the first three -day bridge tour group of the travel agency was full.Nevertheless, the use of more than 2,000 vehicles in the first thirteen hours of traffic, an average of more than 150 vehicles per hour, is half of the expected an average of more than 380 vehicles per hour ten years ago.
Due to the development of Shenzhen's container port, the dependence on the container terminal of Hong Kong is reduced, the proportion of the mainland freight through the exit of the Shenzhen entrance has increased.The prediction of the use of the Hong Kong -Zhuhai -Macao Bridge has been lowered, which is the reason for the economic structure.
Early restricted quota? To be mature
Another reason is based on operational considerations.As early as the opening of the bridge, there were already mainland cars on the road of Hong Kong and Macau, and the concerns of paralyzing Hong Kong and Macao transportation. Therefore, the bridge implements a franchise quota system. The vehicles must use the bridge to travel to Zhuhai and Hong Kong.Franchise certificate of the bridge.There are 10,000 quotas in Hong Kong, but only 5,000 are distributed in the early days of opening to traffic. This conservative approach will help avoid the vehicle's swarming. The customs clearance and management have not matured, and the confusion of complaints.
The third reason is that the days of the opening of the bridge are relatively short. From the announcement to the implementation of only five days, many vehicles and operators have not been prepared.Because the vehicle travels and from Hong Kong, Zhuhai -Macao must not only have a Chinese -Hong Kong license plate, but also to buy insurance for both places. Although the 5,000 quotas in Hong Kong have already been swept away, a few days before the opening of the traffic, there are only more than 400 insurance procedures for the insurance procedures.Most vehicles are not ready to board the bridge.In addition, some bus companies have not rushed to recruit enough drivers to start work, and travel agencies do not have enough time to organize groups.
Bringing economic activities? Remove demand
Among these three factors, the last factor is expected to be resolved in the short term. The second factor is to inspect whether the bridge operation is smooth. In addition to hardware innovation, the mainland management software also uses many innovative technologies to save passengers and goods as much as possibleThe time of passing the check -in, the initial period of opening to traffic is a technical running -in period and operation observation period. In the future, it is determined that the operation is smooth. Naturally, it is possible to increase the driving certificate quota according to the processing capacity of the bridge and the traffic tolerance capabilities of Hong Kong and Macao.
However, the key is still demand, which is related to the evolution of the economic structure of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.Although the demand for the logistics industry in the bridge may be lower than expected ten years ago, the demand for self -driving tour and passenger services is far greater than the original forecast due to the economic and technological development of the Mainland.
As infrastructure drives the economic and trade and social exchanges between the three places, many public transport and tourist vehicles will increase, and the demand for commercial chartered cars will also increase greatly, and the bridge may also give birth to new logistics business demand.
The Hong Kong -Zhuhai -Macao Bridge and the Hong Kong section of the high -speed rail, as well as other large transportation infrastructure, cannot occur at the beginning, and the economic development potential generated needs to be played in time.To make good use of the bridge, the three governments need to cooperate with policies.
