China expects a surge in cross-border travel between southern province of Guangdong and neighboring Hong Kong and Macao, two special administrative regions (SARs) during the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday starting Wednesday.
The travel boom is partly attributed to a number of scheduled large-scale events including fireworks displays, concerts, and lantern exhibitions.
During the forthcoming holiday, Hong Kong will host a National Day fireworks display, a wine and food festival, and several sporting events, while Shenzhen, a city in Guangdong Province which borders Hong Kong, will launch three major cultural tourism projects including a large bookstore, a seaside theater, and an indoor ski resort.
These attractions are expected to draw in a large number of holidaymakers.
With diverse cultural activities and simplified customs clearance procedures, Shenzhen and Hong Kong are promoting cultural and tourism integration in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
In addition, the Zhuhai border inspection station predicted that passenger volume during the holidayat ports connecting Hong Kong and Macao, including Gongbei, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, Hengqin, and Qingmao, will reach 6.16 million, a year-on-year increase of over 35 percent.
Large numbers of Hong Kong and Macao residents will drive to Chinese mainland to go sightseeing and shopping, and the passenger volume is expected to reach record highs on Oct 3 and 4.
Guangdong, HK, Macao expect cross-border travel surge during Golden Week holiday
