The Director of the Public Security Forces Affairs Bureau, Ms Kok Fong Mei, and Deputy Director of the Administration Committee of Guangdong Pilot Free Trade Zone Hengqin Area, Mr Wu Chuangwei, officiate at the handover ceremony of the Macao area within the Hengqin Port.

The ceremony to mark the handover of the Macao area within the Hengqin Port is held at midnight on 18 March 2020 jointly by the Macao SAR Government and the Zhuhai Government. The ceremony takes place at passenger clearance building of the Hengqin Port.

After stroke of midnight on 18 March, Macao’s security authorities station at the Macao area – which is now under Macao jurisdiction – within the Hengqin Port, to carry out their duties to maintaining boundary security and public safety.

The Macao area within the Hengqin is governed by Macao laws, starting after the stroke of midnight on 18 March 2020.