A drone photo shows vehicles waiting to be inspected at the Zhuhai port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

The Zhuhai land port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge has handled over 100 million inbound and outbound passenger trips as of Tuesday since it opened to traffic in 2018. This milestone came shortly after the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link saw its 100-millionth passenger trip.

A drone photo shows vehicles running on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge in south China on Jan. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

These record-high figures underscore the deepening connectivity of infrastructure and rules and people-to-people ties within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA).

Passengers undergo clearance procedures at the Zhuhai port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

To date, six major river or sea-crossing passages have opened to traffic in the area. This network of infrastructure has vitalized the area's integrated development, acting as its major "arteries."

Today, a high-speed train from the Guangzhou South Station in south China's Guangdong Province to Hong Kong's West Kowloon Station is a journey of just under 50 minutes at its fastest speed, and the journey from Shenzhen's Futian Station to West Kowloon Station is only about 15 minutes.

Source: Xinhua
Editor: Lyu Yun