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    Quote Originally Posted by Pauljoecoe:
    Why do they need to check anyone at the island?. Checks are done at the immigration area near HK airport. They could detain anyone they wanted there surely?
    Mainland authorities only check at Zhuhai, HK ImmD checks near the airport. If you are driving or taking the bus from HK to Macau you don't have to cross the Mainland border. But the part of the bridge from the first island until Macau/Zhuhai is Guangdong territory and they can obviously check and arrest you there. It's not a border check point though, you don't need a China visa on the bridge and they don't want to see your passport, only HKID.
    The SWAT officer's were very courteous though and could speak English, unlike the usual grumpy Mainland immigration agents in Zhuhai.

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    Free travel to Zhuhai and Macau...

    The Transport Department (TD) announced today (January 22) that according to a notification from the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) Authority, the toll-free policy for small passenger vehicles will be implemented on the HZMB for seven consecutive days from 0.00am on January 24 to midnight on January 30. During the period, small passenger vehicles travelling to or from the Zhuhai or Macao Ports via the Toll Plaza of the HZMB will not be required to pay the toll of RMB150, while the arrangements for small passenger vehicles to pass through the electronic toll lanes (i.e. non-stop) and manual toll lanes (i.e. stop to pay) will remain unchanged. Small passenger vehicles are passenger-carrying vehicles with seven seats or fewer (including the driver's seat), i.e. private cars and hire cars.
    https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...0012200684.htm
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    Quote Originally Posted by shri:
    you still need hk-macau temporary driving permit and insurance covering macau, while the barriers are slightly lower for the next 7 days, still ain't easy to implement this and drive to macau
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    hk-macau temporary driving permit from transport dept, that's HK$500, i am presuming that macau/hk insurance will cost around HK$200 for 2 days


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    Quote Originally Posted by imparanoic:
    hk-macau temporary driving permit from transport dept, that's HK$500, i am presuming that macau/hk insurance will cost around HK$200 for 2 days
    No 2 days insurance. The Macau permit is free and valid for 3 years, the HK closed road permit is $540 per year and insurance for Macau and the Mainland part of the bridge is around $4000 per year, depending on your car.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mrgoodkat:
    No 2 days insurance. The Macau permit is free and valid for 3 years, the HK closed road permit is $540 per year and insurance for Macau and the Mainland part of the bridge is around $4000 per year, depending on your car.
    are you sure there is no temporay insurance? maybe other companies should offer it, esp if you want to drive to macau only

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    Quote Originally Posted by imparanoic:
    are you sure there is no temporay insurance? maybe other companies should offer it, esp if you want to drive to macau only
    Not 100% sure, but fairly certain. Since there is no 2 days permit, it wouldn't make sense to sell 2 days insurance. You also can't buy 2 days insurance for HK, can you?

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    this benefits who? not the vast majority who paid for it but cannot use it...


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    Quote Originally Posted by dfc:
    this benefits who? not the vast majority who paid for it but cannot use it...
    It's not really a "benefit". All highways in China are always toll free on public holidays like CNY or National Day. It's to avoid huge traffic jams at the toll exits.
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    ...and don't we all get the subtle message here 🙄
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