The Transport Department (TD) announced today (October 3) that, starting from October 13, vehicles approved to participate in the Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles (NBT) will not be required to apply for a Closed Road Permit (CRP). The same arrangement applies to the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) Macao Port Park-and-Ride Scheme and the Shenzhen Bay Ad Hoc Quotas for Cross Boundary Private Cars, with effect from October 20. Such measures will further facilitate cross-boundary travel and enhance efficiency, and over 100 000 eligible vehicles are expected to benefit.

     The application eligibility and other conditions of the above-mentioned schemes remain unchanged. Anyone who wishes to participate in the schemes is still required to submit applications to the TD in accordance with the respective schemes' requirements. However, upon the TD's approval, vehicles will not be subject to the designated closed road restrictions and will not need to apply for CRPs for passing through the closed roads connecting the control points. Appropriate traffic signs will be set up at relevant locations to indicate that vehicles approved under the designated schemes are exempted from closed road restrictions. Vehicles may be driven on the following closed roads according to the respective scheme arrangements:
 

Designated cross-boundary driving scheme	Effective date	Designated closed roads approved to be driven on
Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles	October 13	Between Shun Long Road and HZMB Hong Kong Link Road; Between Chek Lap Kok Road and HZMB Hong Kong Link Road; and Between Tuen Mun Chek Lap Kok Tunnel Road and HZMB Hong Kong Link Road.
HZMB Macao Port Park-and-Ride Scheme	October 20
Shenzhen Bay Ad Hoc Quotas for Cross Boundary Private Cars	October 20	Between slip road leading from Ha Tsuen Interchange and Shenzhen Bay Port; and Between Kong Sham Western Highway and Shenzhen Bay Port.

Existing holders of valid CRPs

     The TD will inform the existing CRP holders by email of the arrangements before and after implementing the new measure as below:
 

1. Prior to the implementation date: they should continue to display a valid CRP on the vehicle's windscreen before travelling.
2. After the implementation date: there is no need to display the CRP on the vehicle's windscreen. However, they should keep the valid CRPs and the approval letters until expiry so that they can present them to law enforcement officers as documentary proof for verification of the eligibility of the vehicles under the designated schemes when requested. Upon the expiry of their current CRPs and approval letters, permit holders who wish to continue participating in the relevant scheme should submit renewal applications to the TD in accordance with the respective scheme's requirements.

New or renewal applications

     For new or renewal applications, since applicants participating in the designated schemes are no longer required to make an application for CRP, the TD will only issue an "electronic approval letter" to successful applicants to confirm their eligibility to participate in the schemes. Successful applicants can download or print it as documentary proof in case of inspection by law enforcement officers regarding the eligibility of the vehicles under the designated schemes.

     The Road Traffic (Traffic Control) (Amendment) Regulation 2025 has been passed by the Legislative Council. The Government has published a notice in the Gazette today, specifying that, starting from the respective effective dates, the vehicles approved under the three aforementioned designated schemes will not be subject to the designated closed road restrictions.

Ends/Friday, October 3, 2025
Issued at HKT 19:53

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