Bridge opening and 13 hotel Macau opening dates ?
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No, regular taxis will not be able to take the bridge. A opening date has not yet been announced, but it is expected to be before the end of 2018. The general concensus seems to be that it will be no quicker and no more convenient than taking the ferry.
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If everyone believes in this consensus, then it will be quicker taking the bridge.
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FWIW - I simply can't trust the building standard of the bridge.
Beside - ferry is a better option, at least for now, in term of convenience.
Beside - ferry is a better option, at least for now, in term of convenience.
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going to somewhere to take a bus to go to the HK immigration centre (Near HKIA) to take another bus to pass the bridge that goes to Macau immigration centre (Near the Outer Macau Ferry Pier) then to take another bus again.
That said, it's still not known if you have to officially enter china after the first (departure) immigration centre and the 2nd (arrivals) immigration centre. probably not.
Logistically it's already a farce from what's described above. That is before....
Neither can I, as a civil engineer.
Logistically it's already a farce from what's described above. That is before....
FWIW - I simply can't trust the building standard of the bridge.
Beside - ferry is a better option, at least for now, in term of convenience.
Beside - ferry is a better option, at least for now, in term of convenience.
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Looks like a few of the HK airport buses will go to the bridge immigration centre on the HK side, and probably the casinos will make new routes for their buses to the Macau side.
If my local HK airport bus route is extended to the bridge, then the bridge might actually be more convenient for me. Also the buses are supposed to be significantly cheaper, which is going to attract plenty of people even if the bridge starts to collapse.
Anyway my question was in response to Chromie25 stating specifically that immigration would be more of a hassle. Surely for HK residents it will just be ID card and thumb (though I don't know why the Macau e-gates can't use the same design, I'm still not sure how to place my ID card in them and just move it around until it works...) Why would the mainland immigration want to process thousands of extra people needlessly?
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going to somewhere to take a bus to go to the HK immigration centre (Near HKIA) to take another bus to pass the bridge that goes to Macau immigration centre (Near the Outer Macau Ferry Pier) then to take another bus again.
That said, it's still not known if you have to officially enter china after the first (departure) immigration centre and the 2nd (arrivals) immigration centre. probably not.
Logistically it's already a farce from what's described above. That is before....
Neither can I, as a civil engineer.
Logistically it's already a farce from what's described above. That is before....
Neither can I, as a civil engineer.
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Both TurboJET and Cotai Water Jet are either owned or affiliated with casino holding companies (TurboJET - Shun Tak; Cotai - Las Vegas Sands). Their success or survival are mainly contributed by the casinos. Unless the casinos are involved in the transborder bus service, I am pretty sure that both ferries will take necessary actions to protect the market, including, but not limited to, reducing the ticket prices.
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You should be comparing the current drive time to the new drive time. I can't take my AMG Mercedes onto the ferry with me.
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But nor will you be able to drive it into Macau! You will have to leave it in a car park at the Macau end of the bridge and then take local transport. And that's after you've jumped through numerous bureaucratic hoops for the priviliege of being able to drive it across the bridge.
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OK, leaving aside the engineering concerns, how is that different from taking a bus to the ferry pier, then ferry, then bus into Macau.
Looks like a few of the HK airport buses will go to the bridge immigration centre on the HK side, and probably the casinos will make new routes for their buses to the Macau side.
If my local HK airport bus route is extended to the bridge, then the bridge might actually be more convenient for me. Also the buses are supposed to be significantly cheaper, which is going to attract plenty of people even if the bridge starts to collapse.
Anyway my question was in response to Chromie25 stating specifically that immigration would be more of a hassle. Surely for HK residents it will just be ID card and thumb (though I don't know why the Macau e-gates can't use the same design, I'm still not sure how to place my ID card in them and just move it around until it works...) Why would the mainland immigration want to process thousands of extra people needlessly?
Looks like a few of the HK airport buses will go to the bridge immigration centre on the HK side, and probably the casinos will make new routes for their buses to the Macau side.
If my local HK airport bus route is extended to the bridge, then the bridge might actually be more convenient for me. Also the buses are supposed to be significantly cheaper, which is going to attract plenty of people even if the bridge starts to collapse.
Anyway my question was in response to Chromie25 stating specifically that immigration would be more of a hassle. Surely for HK residents it will just be ID card and thumb (though I don't know why the Macau e-gates can't use the same design, I'm still not sure how to place my ID card in them and just move it around until it works...) Why would the mainland immigration want to process thousands of extra people needlessly?
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Has anyone heard any official word on whether a bridge traveller will be entering China? I have a tiny civil engineer in training who would very much like to see this bridge. Said tiny civil engineer in training and family hold US Passports, so it would be helpful to know whether we would need to apply for Chinese visas or not.