Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge marks five years

The first batch of tourist buses leaves for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, south China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 24, 2018. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Officially opened to traffic on Oct. 24, 2018, the 55-km Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge links China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the city of Zhuhai of southern Guangdong Province and Macao SAR. The bridge created a one-hour living circle in the Pearl River Delta region, which has boosted the Greater Bay Area’s economic development.

Tourists take photos of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Wen)

Aerial view of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the world's longest sea-crossing bridge, in dawn in south China. (Photo: China News Service/Li Zhihua)

The first private car enters Macao Special Administrative Region through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, south China's Guangdong Province. (Photo: China News Service/Zhong Xin)

Macao private cars queue for inspection at the Zhuhai port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge in south China's, Jan. 1, 2023. A total of 8 private cars entered Guangdong Province via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Ziheng)

Aerial view of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the world's longest sea-crossing bridge, in dawn in south China. (Photo: China News Service/Li Zhihua)