Macau-licensed vehicles allowed in Hengqin next year

Guangdong authorities are preparing to receive entries of Macau-licensed vehicles to Hengqin Island, the Hengqin New Area Administrative Committee’s director-general, Niu Jing, told the media yesterday.
“That [policy] will be officially implemented next year,” he said “The Guangdong Province’s transport department is formulating the regulations and has presented the first draft to the Hengqin Administrative Committee for its opinions.”
In addition, the director-general observed that construction surrounding the Hengqin Port has been intensively continuing around the clock in order to meet the potential deadline for implementing a 24-hour border crossing gateway there.
According to reports published by the local Chinese language press, it is anticipated that the Central Government will announce the implementation of a 24-hour border-checking site at  Hengqin Port on the 15th anniversary of Macau’s handover.
The Hengqin New Area Administrative Committee’s director-general, Niu Jing, told the media yesterday that although he has no idea when the Central Government will announce such news, he is very confident that the policy will be promulgated within this year.
“We hope the Port’s infrasctructure will be ready before the end of this year, so that it won’t lag behind in meeting the requirements for the Central Government’s announcement,” he stressed. BY