The government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will soon finalize the "Quota-free scheme for Hong Kong private cars traveling to Guangdong via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB)," Secretary for Transport Frank Chan Fan said on Wednesday. 

The scheme will be jointly confirmed with the Guangdong provincial government and relevant mainland authorities, according to Chan. 

The preliminary planning is that eligible participants of the scheme can stay for no more than 30 consecutive days upon each entry to the nainland and no more than 180 days within a year in total, he said. 

Regarding related licenses, applicants and drivers should possess valid identity documents for entry to the nainland as well as Hong Kong and mainland driving licenses, he added. 

Private cars participating in the scheme should be an eight-seater or below and have obtained relevant vehicle licenses or permits including a Closed Road Permit for cross-boundary vehicles.

The HZMB was opened in October 2018. At present, there are about 80,000 cross-border vehicles, including private cars and taxis, port shuttle buses, buses and trucks in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao holding relevant quotas and licenses being eligible to run on the bridge, according to Chan. 

The governments of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao have been cooperating closely to implement various cross-border traffic measures in accordance with the capacity of their respective ports and connecting roads, in a shared view to make better use of the bridge and promote exchanges in the region, he said. 

(Cover: A view of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. /CFP )