香港的驾照申请系统因过夜排队和易受滥用而暴露政策执行缺陷，影响了与内地汽车往来的计划。需求激增导致拥堵，而部门未能充分预见此情况。
香港的汽车出行计划旨在便利广东车辆通过港珠澳大桥进入香港，允许司机在指定停车场停车后转乘本地交通，或直接驶入市区。为避免道路拥堵，该计划设定了配额。
然而，免试驾照的需求大幅增加，据官方统计，从2021年的2.7万份上升至去年超过8.4万份。这种激增出乎运输署的预料，导致申请者过夜排队。排队系统易遭滥用，署方去年8月引入更严格的身份验证要求，以打击排队团伙。
尽管如此，一个全面升级的在线申请系统尚未推出，该系统本应将免试驾照的柜台服务扩展至香港的四个发证办公室。目前，系统仍不完善，暴露了政策雄心与实际执行之间的差距。
这一瓶颈不仅影响了香港-深圳创新科技园和河套合作区等区域的合作，还可能削弱北方都会区的发展。运输及物流局局长陈帆表示，需要尽快解决这些问题，以支持更顺畅的跨境出行。
Hong Kong's Transport Department reports that since the launch of the southbound travel scheme for Guangdong vehicles on December 23 last year, more than 5,000 applications have been approved and over 3,500 travel bookings recorded by the end of March, with 90% of travellers staying one or two days. The scheme allows up to 100 vehicles daily from Guangzhou, Zhuhai, Zhongshan and Jiangmen to enter Hong Kong's urban areas via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge for a maximum of 72 hours.
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Hong Kong authorities plan to expand a driving scheme for mainland motorists to all 21 cities in Guangdong Province by the first quarter of next year due to surging demand.
Hong Kong taxi drivers have signed up en masse for digital payment systems as new rules mandate at least two options. AlipayHK reports availability to 47,000 drivers, while WeChat Pay HK says more than 40,000 have its system. The move aids mainland visitors reliant on e-wallets ahead of Easter and Ching Ming holidays.
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Hong Kong Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han announced on Friday that authorities will not impose a monthly cap on subsidised trips under the HK$2 transport fare scheme for eligible elderly and people with disabilities. Data showed an average of only about 450 people exceeded 240 trips a month out of 2.7 million beneficiaries.