Switching lanes

Not only will vehicles from Hong Kong and Macau have to switch to driving on the opposite side of the road when using the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge but it appears that public forms of transportation authorised for the bridge will not include taxis, according to a document produced by the Hong Kong Government for the Legislative Council Panel on Transport, referenced in regional media.
The Council, comprising members from the neighbouring SAR’s Legislative Council, is charged with monitoring and examining government policies relating to transport, among other things.
According to the proposal, while Hong Kong taxis were already going to be authorised to travel to the Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities (HKBCF) of the bridge, located next to Chek Lap Kok, according to the official site of the bridge they will not be allowed on the bridge itself.
‘There will be a public transport interchange at the HKBCF. Visitors can take taxis to the HKBCF and interchange for shuttle buses to travel through the HZMB to Zhuhai or Macau,’ notes the proposal, to be discussed on Friday.
Regarding the switch for Macau and Hong Kong drivers, who drive on the left side of the road, the proposal justifies the change as due to the need for drivers to switch between the ‘slow’ lane and the ‘fast lane’ when switching between the Hong Kong Link Road (HKLR) and the Main Bridge connecting the three cities.
‘The connection point of the Main Bridge and the HKLR (i.e.) the boundary of the Mainland and Hong Kong, is an expressway with a speed limit of 100 km per hour,’ notes the proposal, justifying that: ‘vehicles would need to change lanes while moving at high speed and hence posing road safety problems.’
The government proposed that the changes come into effect, following legislative procedure, by December 15 of this year.