■The first group of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge tour was held yesterday.
■Blue Dolphin Island is a famous tourist stop.
Bookings for the 16-24 December tour were fully booked, and the first group described the trip as "full of pride and pride"
At 10 o'clock on December 15, the opening ceremony of the trial operation of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge tourism was held on the Zhuhai Highway Port Passenger Delivery Platform of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, marking the official opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge tourism to the public. At 11:05, the first group of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge tour landed on Blue Dolphin Island, and most of the tourists described the trip as "full of pride and pride". The New Express reporter inquired through the booking channel that from December 16th to 24th, a total of 9 days have all been fully booked, and there is only one ticket left on December 25.
Tiannan and Haibei tourists are the first to experience
At 10:40 on December 15, 43 tourists who participated in the first group of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge tour set off from the Zhuhai Highway Port, and after being inspected by the border inspection, customs and other departments in the tourism inspection hall, they lined up to board the special bus under the leadership of the on-site staff to start a 140-minute tour of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge.
Chen Shilan, a tourist from Foshan in the first group, drove a full hour and a half from Foshan at 5:50 to come to the Zhuhai Highway Port. After learning the news that the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge was open for tourism, he immediately made an appointment through the Internet. Originally, when I made an appointment at 11, I didn't expect to be approved to participate in the first group.
Mr. Zhang, the first passenger to board the first group bus, was presented with a bouquet of flowers. He departed from Beijing Daxing Airport to Zhuhai on December 13, and went to Zhuhai Chimelong for two days to play and see the Zhuhai fishergirl sculpture on Lovers' Road. He said: "I'll come back once for the next vacation. ”
After a half-hour drive, the first group arrived at Blue Dolphin Island at 11:05. Chen Shilan commented that the explanation was very detailed, allowing passengers to understand how the bridge was built, especially the twists and turns in the construction process of the immersed tunnel, which impressed him deeply.
Aunt Huang, who was the first to get off the bus in the first group, was from Zhuhai. She received a gift from the Bridge Authority to the first group: a commemorative stamp book and a commemorative envelope.
It is understood that the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge tour is limited to 1,200 people per day, and all tickets for December 16 to 24 have been sold out.
The tour lasts about 140 minutes
The person in charge of the Jiuzhou Bridge Tourism Company, which is responsible for the operation of the bridge tour, told the New Express reporter that the whole tour time of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge tour is about 140 minutes. "Tourists take the tour bus to Blue Dolphin Island for a visit, on the way and the exhibition hall to provide interpretation services, about 110 minutes, at the end of the tour, the whole group takes the tour bus back to the bridge tourist inspection hall and leaves, about 30 minutes."
According to the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Authority, Blue Dolphin Island, as a stopping point for tourists, is an important part of the bridge engineering structure, carrying basic functions such as bridge and tunnel conversion, traffic services, emergency rescue, maintenance and operation and maintenance. The opening of the bridge tourism not only gives new vitality to Blue Dolphin Island, but also brings new challenges to the safe operation of the bridge. The bureau will summarize the experience of trial operation in a timely manner, continuously improve the supporting service facilities, improve the service quality level, and continue to present a "safer, smoother and more exciting" tour experience for tourists.
"One-time inspection" and "non-inductive customs clearance"
In October 2023, the State Council officially approved the increase in the tourism functions of the customs supervision area and the limited area of the port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, and allowed the orderly development of tourism activities to and from the Zhuhai Highway Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge.
The HZMB tourist route is located between the Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao ports of the HZMB, and is located in the customs supervision area and the limited area of the port. Bridge tourism is different from general sightseeing, tourists mainly have three aspects of characteristic experience: one is to appreciate the style of national projects and cultivate patriotism, the second is to feel the achievements of bridge construction and listen to the story of the bridge, and the third is to check in the super project and share the achievements of reform and opening up.
"In order to ensure the smooth passage of passengers after the opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge tourism, the customs has strengthened the construction of smart customs, optimized the supervision process and supervision equipment, and adopted the joint inspection of customs and security inspection for passengers' luggage. With reference to international advanced practices, a one-way glass observation room is set up according to local conditions to create a comprehensive atmosphere of 'non-inductive customs clearance'. Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Customs Passenger Inspection Section 2 Chief Jiang Xia introduced, "The customs for the Blue Dolphin Island sales of pre-packaged food and beverages to carry out food safety supervision and sampling, the island indoor public places on the microclimate and air quality testing and other hygiene testing, for the Blue Dolphin Island food and public places health and safety escort." ”
The New Express reporter learned that the tourism development work of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge has successively completed the construction of the tourism inspection hall, vehicle passages, traffic safety improvement in the limited area, tourism supervision information system, vehicle in-transit supervision system, Blue Dolphin Island safety supervision facilities, and Blue Dolphin Island tourism service facilities.
The trial operation phase is open to two types of people
According to reports, during the trial operation stage, the bridge tourism will be open to two types of people, one is the mainland residents who hold a valid resident identity card, and the other is the Hong Kong and Macao residents who have entered the mainland and hold a valid mainland travel permit for Hong Kong and Macao residents. When participating in the restricted area of the port of entry and exit, tourists need to carry the above documents with them for inspection.
From now on, tourists who have completed the reservation on the official account of "Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Tour" can go to the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Tour Tourism Inspection Hall according to the road guidance of the artificial island of Zhuhai Highway Port, and use their ID cards or Hong Kong and Macao Residents Mainland Travel Permit to complete identity authentication. Enjoy the scenery of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge through the Cross Harbour Tunnel and visit the Blue Dolphin Island.
Relevant departments have planned the construction
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Museum
"I am very excited and proud to see so many people visiting the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, but as a 'bridge person', I also feel the responsibility on my shoulders. Duan Guoqin, deputy director of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Authority, said that the Bridge Authority will strive to make good use of the bridge, further promote scientific maintenance, and make every effort to build a century-old bridge; On the basis of ensuring the safe, smooth and orderly operation of the bridge and providing better traffic services for drivers and passengers in the three places, we will strive to show the achievements of the bridge construction to the public through bridge tourism, tell the story of the bridge, continuously improve the level of tourism services, and present a "safer, smoother and more exciting" bridge tour experience for tourists, and make positive contributions to strengthening cultural exchanges and promoting the integration of the three places.
According to it, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Authority will also do some work in marine culture and Bay Area culture, including the construction of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Museum to show the achievements of the bridge construction and the unique culture of various cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and relevant planning has been carried out.
Tips
Tourists must return to the Zhuhai Port Tourist Inspection Hall on time
Customs reminds that the bridge tour is not an outbound tour, tourists must return to the Zhuhai Port Tourism Inspection Hall on time, if you need to go to Hong Kong and Macao after the tour, you need to go through the port customs clearance hall according to the procedures for entry and exit procedures. According to the requirements of the border inspection authorities, tourists are requested to strictly abide by the laws and regulations on entry and exit and the requirements for the management of the limited area of the port, cooperate with the management of the border inspection personnel on duty, do not cross the boundary line between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Guangdong, and Macao, and do not stay in the limited area of the port without reason, so as to maintain a safe and orderly management order in the limited area of the port. In the process of traveling on the bridge, the border inspection authorities will review and deal with illegal acts such as taking the opportunity to smuggle people and disrupt the management order of the limited area of the port in accordance with the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Exit and Entry" and other laws and regulations.
■Written by: New Express reporter Li Jiawen Xu Wanjie
■Photography: New Express reporter Bi Zhiyi