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Aerial view of Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone at Hengqin port in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, March 1, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Jimin)
The island of Hengqin started a new customs operation on Friday, which allows most goods to be moved there tax-free from the neighboring Macao Special Administrative Region.
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Passengers go through customs clearance process in the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone at Hengqin port, south China's Guangdong Province, March 1, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Jimin)
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Vehicles pass through customs clearance process in the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone at Hengqin port, south China's Guangdong Province, March 1, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Jimin)
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A woman, the first passenger, from the Macao Special Administrative Region completes customs clearance in the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone at Hengqin port, south China's Guangdong Province, March 1, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Jimin)