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Focus

With the continual growth in the Mainland economy and increasing social ties between
Hong Kong and the Mainland, buttressed by major new initiatives including the Greater
Bay Area Initiative, cross-boundary passenger and vehicle movements are expected to

increase substantially in the future. In this regard, new transport infrastructures and
boundary control points such as the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail
Link, Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and Liantang-Heung Yuen Wai Control Point,
are recently opened or being implemented to enhance the linkage of Hong Kong to the

transport system in the Mainland so that people can travel safely, conveniently and quickly
between Hong Kong and the Mainland. For better use of these new facilities and long-
term planning, Cross-boundary Travel Surveys should be carried out regularly to collect
updated information on cross-boundary travel.

Further Information

‘Northbound Southbound 2017’ presenting the key findings of the 2017 Survey as well as
the results of previous surveys can be downloaded from the Planning Department website
at https://www.pland.gov.hk.

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