A car park on the Macao side of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao (HKZM) Bridge will be available for Macao-bound users of Hong Kong-registered vehicles that have registered in advance, according to an Executive Order.
The Executive Order, published on Wednesday (21 February), states the regulations for the use of the car park, located in the eastern end of the artificial island that also accommodates the Macao boundary crossing checkpoint – i.e., the Macao end of the Bridge.
The seven-storey car park will provide a total of 3,000 spaces for private vehicles. Car park spaces will have to be reserved in advance, and the payment must be made to the entity responsible for operating the car park at least 12 hours prior to the planned arrival.
The parking fee will be charged according to two separate blocks of 12 hours each: from 10am to 10pm; and from 10pm to 10am the next day. The rate for each of these blocks of time is set at 180 patacas. In case the parking period previously reserved by a user is exceeded, each additional block of time will be charged at a rate of 270 patacas; overstaying vehicles can ultimately be towed away.
Each private vehicle will be allowed to park at the facility for a maximum of eight consecutive days – i.e., a total of 16 consecutive blocks of time, according to the Executive Order.
Once the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is launched, drivers of Hong Kong-registered private vehicles traveling to and from Macao will be able to enrol in one of the two announced schemes to use the bridge: 1) apply for a specific quota; and 2) join the transit scheme.
Under the regular quota initiative, there will be 300 permissions for Hong Kong-registered private vehicles to enter Macao, via the cross-delta bridge. Each vehicle will have unlimited access to Macao within the three-year validity of its respective permit.
Under the transit scheme, motorists in Hong Kong vehicles will not be permitted to drive directly into Macao. They will have to park their respective vehicles in the car park at the eastern end of the artificial island and travel into Macao from there using public transport services.