Key facts
- Hong Kong's southbound travel scheme for private vehicles will be expanded.
- Drivers from five additional Greater Bay Area cities will be eligible.
- The daily quota for urban trips will double to 200.
- The changes are effective July 25.
Hong Kong will expand a travel scheme that allows mainland Chinese motorists to enter the city for leisure, opening it to drivers from five more Greater Bay Area cities and doubling the daily quota for urban trips. Authorities announced on Monday that the Southbound Travel Scheme for Guangdong Vehicles would be extended to all nine mainland cities under the Greater Bay Area scheme, up from the current four. The daily quota for urban trips will also be doubled to 200 from July 25, from the current 100.