The State Council has approved the Macao Special Administrative Region’s jurisdictional oversight of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge boundary crossing area serving Macao, with effect from after the stroke of midnight on 15 March 2018.

Since the SAR Government took possession of the facilities, Government departments have been accelerating necessary preparatory work, including planning of the road network system, in order to ready for the launch of the Bridge, which spans part of the Pearl River Delta.

Traffic signs indicating directions to, respectively, the immigration arrival and departure halls and public car parks, have been installed.

Here are aerial views of, respectively, the inspection channels for vehicles departing Macao for Hong Kong and Zhuhai, and facilities for bus services and other transport to be found at the Macao boundary crossing area.

Here are aerial views of, respectively, the inspection channels for vehicles departing Macao for Hong Kong and Zhuhai, and facilities for bus services and other transport to be found at the Macao boundary crossing area.

Inspection channels for Macao-bound vehicles from Hong Kong and Zhuhai.

Inspection channels for Macao-bound vehicles from Hong Kong and Zhuhai.

The Macao boundary crossing area covers 71.61 hectares, comprising a building for customs clearance, two public car parks – located respectively at the east and west end of the artificial island – and municipal facilities.

The Macao boundary crossing area covers 71.61 hectares, comprising a building for customs clearance, two public car parks – located respectively at the east and west end of the artificial island – and municipal facilities.

The boundary crossing area serving Macao has structures with a total gross floor area of 600,000 square metres for infrastructure such as tunnels, flyovers, railway platforms and facilities for public security services.

The boundary crossing area serving Macao has structures with a total gross floor area of 600,000 square metres for infrastructure such as tunnels, flyovers, railway platforms and facilities for public security services.