From today, motorists using the ‘Ao Che Bei Shang’ (澳車北上, Macau-cars-northbound) scheme will have an extra 30 minutes each night to secure crossing slots, after Guangdong and Macau authorities agreed to stretch the daily booking cut-off from 22:00 to 22:30. The adjustment is designed to improve utilisation of the quota that allows single-plate Macau vehicles to drive to Zhuhai and beyond via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB).
Transport officials say late-night demand has risen as travellers attempt to avoid daytime congestion on the bridge. Extending the booking window gives last-minute business travellers and freight forwarders greater flexibility to finalise departure times after evening meetings.
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For Hong Kong-based mobility teams routing executives through Macau or arranging point-to-point cross-border trips, the change means itineraries can now stretch a little later without forcing an overnight stay. Travel-booking platforms integrated with the northbound e-permit system will need to update their session parameters to reflect the 22:30 cut-off.
Should any of your travellers need to renew Mainland travel permits or secure visas for onward journeys beyond Zhuhai, VisaHQ’s Hong Kong office can manage the paperwork end-to-end, often within a single business day. Their online dashboard (https://www.visahq.com/hong-kong/) integrates neatly with corporate travel policies, allowing mobility managers to track document status alongside Ao Che Bei Shang slot bookings.
Officials emphasised that eligibility, application procedures and lottery allocation of quotas remain unchanged. Compliance checkpoints on the Zhuhai side will continue to enforce insurance, road-worthiness and mainland driving-licence rules. The move mirrors Hong Kong’s own recent southbound programme and signals greater operational coordination among the three bridge jurisdictions.
Transport officials say late-night demand has risen as travellers attempt to avoid daytime congestion on the bridge. Extending the booking window gives last-minute business travellers and freight forwarders greater flexibility to finalise departure times after evening meetings.
For Hong Kong-based mobility teams routing executives through Macau or arranging point-to-point cross-border trips, the change means itineraries can now stretch a little later without forcing an overnight stay. Travel-booking platforms integrated with the northbound e-permit system will need to update their session parameters to reflect the 22:30 cut-off.
Should any of your travellers need to renew Mainland travel permits or secure visas for onward journeys beyond Zhuhai, VisaHQ’s Hong Kong office can manage the paperwork end-to-end, often within a single business day. Their online dashboard (https://www.visahq.com/hong-kong/) integrates neatly with corporate travel policies, allowing mobility managers to track document status alongside Ao Che Bei Shang slot bookings.
Officials emphasised that eligibility, application procedures and lottery allocation of quotas remain unchanged. Compliance checkpoints on the Zhuhai side will continue to enforce insurance, road-worthiness and mainland driving-licence rules. The move mirrors Hong Kong’s own recent southbound programme and signals greater operational coordination among the three bridge jurisdictions.
