On the 16th, it was learned from the border inspection station of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge that since the official opening of the bridge in October 2018, as of September 15th this year, the number of passengers traveling between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao through the Zhuhai highway port of the bridge has exceeded 90 million, and the number of vehicles has exceeded 18.68 million. Data shows that in recent years, the passenger and traffic flow of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge has maintained strong growth. The annual passenger flow reached 16.3 million in 2023, 27 million in 2024, and has exceeded 21.2 million since the beginning of this year, a year-on-year increase of 19%. It is expected to exceed the 30 million passenger flow mark for the first time in the year. With the continuous expansion of "individual travel" cities from mainland China to Hong Kong and Macau, as well as the implementation of policies such as "weekly travel" from Zhuhai to Macau, the popularity of "Hong Kong Macau tourism" routes via the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macau Bridge continues to rise. Since the beginning of this year, over 9.01 million mainland tourists have traveled through the Zhuhai Highway Port via the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge. The completion of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge has reduced the travel time between Hong Kong and Zhuhai from 3 hours to just 30 minutes. More and more Hong Kong and Macao residents choose to travel to the mainland through the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge for tourism, business and study, visiting relatives and elderly care, and working and studying. In 2019, there were approximately 4.5 million Hong Kong and Macao residents entering and exiting through ports, which increased to 16.2 million in 2024. Since 2025, the number has exceeded 12.7 million, and it is expected to exceed 18 million for the whole year. Since the implementation of the policies of "Australian cars heading north" and "Hong Kong cars heading north" in 2023, eligible Hong Kong and Macao residents can drive a single license plate private car through the Zhuhai Highway Port of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge to enter and exit the mainland, making travel more convenient and further increasing the willingness and demand of Hong Kong and Macao residents to "go north" to the mainland. As of now, the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge border inspection station has inspected a total of over 7.17 million single license plate vehicles from Hong Kong and Macau. (New Society)