Regular quotas for Hong Kong private cars using HZMB to Macao open for application
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This batch of quotas accepts individuals or companies engaged in specific employment or business activities in Macao to apply for individual or company quotas respectively under "quotas with eligibility criteria". All Hong Kong permanent residents and registered companies may apply for "open quotas".
A spokesman for the TD said, "The 'open quotas' not subject to the eligibility criteria were first introduced in May 2026 and were well received by the public and local companies. By relaunching both 'quotas with eligibility criteria' and 'open quotas', we aim to offer different options to enable Hong Kong residents to drive to Macao for work, business, visiting families or sight-seeing conveniently. The Hong Kong and Macao governments will continue to adhere to the principle of making better use of the HZMB's carrying capacity and improve the arrangements concerned, thereby strengthening ties between the two places."
Application details
The 1 400 Hong Kong quotas in this batch comprise 400 additional quotas agreed between the governments of Hong Kong and Macao, and 1 000 reallocated quotas upon expiry. Details of different categories and their eligibility criteria are tabulated below:
| Category of Hong Kong quotas | Quotas with eligibility criteria (allocated based on existing eligibility criteria) |
Open quotas (open to all individuals/companies) |
| Individual quotas | 500 (reallocated quotas)
|
200 (new quotas)
|
| Company quotas | 500 (reallocated quotas)
|
200 (new quotas)
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| Total | 1 000 | 400 |
The TD reminds applicants that:
- Any individual or company can only hold one Hong Kong quota. Holders of existing individual or company quotas issued in or after July 2024 are not eligible for this batch;
- Each individual or company can only submit one application under quotas with eligibility criteria or open quotas. They will be disqualified if otherwise;
- To further ensure applicants' eligibility, during ballot registration, all applicants must fill in the reference numbers of their valid required supporting documents; and
- Applicants under quotas with eligibility criteria are also required to upload a copy of the required supporting documents (including a valid Business Registration Certificate of a Macao-registered company, a valid Non-resident Worker's Identification Card issued by the Macao Public Security Police Force or a Macao Permanent Resident Identity Card and a valid employment contract with receipts of income covering the recent three months issued by the employer in Macao).
Eligible applicants may submit their applications from 9am on August 7 until 5pm on August 20, 2026, through the GovHK website (www.gov.hk/en/residents/transport/crossboundary/hzmballot.htm), after which a ballot will be conducted. Successful balloting applicants must submit the required documents for the TD's vetting to prove that they have met the eligibility criteria on or before August 20.
Validity period of quotas
The new quotas will be valid starting from September 30, 2026, or after (subject to application progress) until September 29, 2029. The TD will arrange open applications for and reallocation of the quotas upon their expiry.
For details of the application criteria, procedures and licensing requirements of Hong Kong quotas, please visit the TD's website or call the hotline 2804 2600 for enquiries.
Ends/Friday, July 31, 2026
Issued at HKT 12:30
Issued at HKT 12:30
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