The total import and export value of goods passing through the Zhuhai Highway Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge went up over 50 percent in the first quarter of the year, according to data released by Gongbei Customs.
Data shows that in the first three months, the trade value through Zhuhai Port reached 96.17 billion yuan (about 14.11 billion U.S. dollars), representing a year-on-year increase of 55.4 percent.
The trade with countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) performed particularly strongly, with import and export value hitting 26.8 billion yuan, surging by an impressive 203.1 percent compared with the same period last year.
In specific, exports of high-tech products, plastic goods and clothing from China to ASEAN markets through Zhuhai Port recorded significant growth during the period.
The 55-kilometer-long bridge linking the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macao Special Administrative Region and the city of Zhuhai in Guangdong Province, all in south China, opened to traffic on Oct 23, 2018.
It is the world's longest bridge-and-tunnel sea crossing.
HKZM Bridge's Zhuhai Port records over 50 pct surge in Q1 trade
