Hengqin Port, Port of entry in Hengqin New Area, China
Hengqin Port is a modern border checkpoint between Zhuhai and Macau with separate terminals for pedestrians and vehicles. The facility has multiple levels with waiting areas, counters, and control stations that allow passage between the two regions.
Planned in 1994 to ease congestion at Gongbei and opened on 28 March 2000, the port was linked to Macau's Cotai by the Lotus Bridge. The passenger terminal closed in 2005 for rebuilding and reopened on 1 May 2007; a temporary building and 24-hour operation began on 18 December 2014. The new joint inspection building opened on 18 August 2020, replacing the Lótus checkpoint, and its Macau area is leased to Macau until 19 December 2049.
The port's name comes from Hengqin Island, where it stands. Since 18 August 2020 the Macau side has been leased to Macau until 19 December 2049 and applies Macau law, so travellers cross both jurisdictions under one roof. The raised gold Chinese characters and the words "HENGQIN PORT" mark the main hall.
The port operates around the clock for both pedestrians and vehicles, though vehicles carrying dangerous goods are limited to 08:00–20:00. Clearance follows the "cooperative inspection, one-time release" model: travellers pass the departing side's customs first, then both sides check documents together, then the arriving side. Since 2024 a "New Home" fast lane lets Macau residents who study or work in the cooperation zone bring limited animal and plant products through.
The port building integrates a direct connection to both the Guangzhou-Zhuhai Intercity Railway and the Macau Light Rapid Transit system through underground passages.
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