■港珠澳大橋通車，對香港融入大灣區具有心理和現實的重大意義。 資料圖片【原文】港珠澳大橋開通一周年之際，運輸署宣佈，粵港澳三地政府同意分階段推出港珠澳大橋大灣區配額計劃，合資格的港澳跨境私家車可利用大橋通行三地。港珠澳大橋作為「一國兩制」下粵港澳三地的大型跨境基礎設施，開通一年來，對大灣區融合發展發揮積極作用，極大便利了大灣區的人流物流，促進創新創業。
此次三地政府落實港澳跨境私家車使用大橋的新舉措，顯示有序放開大橋使用限制的大趨勢，符合三地共同利益。三地政府有必要根據發展需要，推出更多便利化措施，更充分發揮大橋促進三地共贏的重大效益。
港珠澳大橋被譽為「圓夢橋、同心橋、自信橋、復興橋」，建成通車對香港融入大灣區具有心理和現實的重大意義。大橋開通一周年，超過1,400萬人次經過大橋往來粵港澳三地，單日高峰達13萬人次，平均每日約5.9萬人次出入境，符合預期。經大橋收費站總車流突破150萬車次，經大橋進出境貨物達21萬多噸，日均車流量4,100架次。
大橋開通便利更多港人到大灣區創業，「家在香港、工作在大灣區」的模式日益盛行，目前在深圳前海、廣州南沙、珠海橫琴的港澳青年創業團隊達到360多個。
港珠澳大橋跨越三個關稅區，進一步強化大灣區互聯互通。
大橋珠海公路口岸珠澳旅檢通道實現了全國首創的「合作查驗、一次放行」，珠澳衛生檢疫首創「出境查驗、入境監控」通關模式；珠港、珠澳車檢通道實行「一站式」查驗模式，車輛一次停車，海關、邊檢同時處置、聯合驗收，貨車平均3秒完成驗放。
大橋三地共同營運、磋商創新的實踐，對大灣區人才、資金、科創等合作機制的創新，發揮了重要的示範和探索作用。
為更好發揮大橋的經濟、社會效益，粵港澳三地政府以循序漸進方式，增加大橋跨境車輛的配額數目，推動港澳單牌車進入內地，現有合資格通行大橋的車輛已超過7萬輛。
早前宣佈的大橋大灣區配額計劃下，合資格的跨境港澳私家車，利用大橋行走三地，除原有口岸的配額，將獲加簽橫琴口岸，並按需要加簽澳門口岸或深圳灣口岸，意味着跨境港澳私家車利用大橋行走三地更方便，可以進一步善用大橋和配合粵港澳大灣區發展。
港珠澳大橋打通港澳與珠江西岸的聯繫，對大灣區融合、物流格局重組、外貿優勢發揮，皆有重大戰略意義。如何發揮大橋更大效益，需要三地政府創新合作，有序放開使用限制，加大口岸物流設施、旅遊項目建設步伐，多管齊下。 （摘錄自香港《文匯報》社評24-10-2019）
Further opening Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge promotes Greater Bay Area integration
【譯文】As the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge celebrated its first anniversary, the Hong Kong Transport Department announced that the three governments have agreed to implement a new scheme that will increase quotas for the mega bridge. The new scheme will be implemented in phases, and will enable eligible Hong Kong cross-boundary private cars to travel between all three places. The Hong Kong Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, a cross-boundary infrastructure marvel connecting Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao under "One Country, Two Systems", has played a positive role in the integration and development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area over the past year. By facilitating greatly the flow of both people and goods, it has also promoted innovation and nurtured entrepreneurship in the region. Jointly approved by the three governments, the new measures that allow cross-boundary private cars from Hong Kong and Macao to use the bridge indicate that a gradual opening up of the bridge will be a new trend that could benefit the whole region. Governments from the three sides should work on more facilitation measures according to development needs, so as to use the bridge to its full potentials and create a win-win situation for all three places.
Dubbed as "the bridge of fulfilled dreams, united hearts, confidence and renaissance", the completion and commissioning of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is of great significance to Hong Kong's integration into the Greater Bay Area. On its first anniversary, over 14 million passengers had already travelled through the bridge to and from Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao, averaging 59,000 passenger trips per day. With the single-day peak amount of passengers also reaching 130,000, the passenger flow was falling in line with expectations. As for vehicles, more than 1.5 million had already passed through the toll booths of the bridge, averaging 4,100 vehicle trips per day, while some 210,000 tonnes of goods had been exported through the bridge. The commissioning of the bridge has also facilitated more Hong Kong people to start businesses in the Greater Bay Area, and the pattern of living in Hong Kong and working in the Greater Bay Area is becoming more and more popular. At present, there are over 360 Hong Kong and Macao youth startups operating in Shenzhen Qianhai, Guangzhou Nansha and Zhuhai Hengqin.
Spanning across three customs zones, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge further strengthened the interconnection between cities in the Greater Bay Area. For instance, the Macao and Guangdong authorities have agreed to adopt a "joint boundary control system" for travellers commuting between Zhuhai and Macao via the bridge. Also, Macao and Zhuhai health authorities have also reciprocally eased health control measures for travellers arriving from the bridge. In addition, Chinese customs authorities and border patrol have integrated their inspections on vehicles to Zhuhai into a one-stop check that could be completed in around three seconds. As the three governments collaborate in managing the bridge, the practical experience gained will have a pioneering effect in the innovation of cooperation mechanisms in the fields of talent, capital, and research in the Greater Bay Area.
In order to use the bridge to its full potentials in bringing socio-economic benefits, the Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao authorities have increased the cross-boundary vehicle quotas in a gradual and orderly manner. More and more Hong Kong or Macao-licensed vehicles can now enter mainland China, and the number of vehicles that are eligible to use the bridge has reached over 70,000. Under the new quota scheme announced , eligible Hong Kong and Macao cross-boundary private cars will be able to go to Guangdong via the Hengqin port on top of the existing approved ones. Current quota holders may also use the Macao and Shenzhen Bay ports, so that they can travel freely between Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao. The new scheme will no doubt further unleash the potentials of the bridge and facilitate the development of the Greater Bay Area.
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge has opened up new links between Hong Kong, Macao, and the western Pearl River Delta. It is of great strategic value to the integration of the Greater Bay Area, the reshaping of logistics movement, and the exertion of competitive advantage in foreign trade. In order to bring the benefits of the bridge into full play, the three governments must cooperate in the gradual opening up of the bridge, while speeding up the construction of logistics and tourism facilities near the ports of entry.■Jeffrey Tse
Q&A
1. 珠江三角洲
2. 關稅區
3. 粵港澳大灣區
4. 深中通道
Answer
1. Pearl River Delta
2. customs zone
3. Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
4. Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge