Hong Kong should pay a larger share for the Hong Kong-Macau-Zhuhai bridge, a mainland official has said.
Zhu Yongling, director of the office co-ordinating the project, was quoted by Guangzhou Daily as saying the group would decide on final financing for the bridge at its eighth meeting, to be held this month.
He also said the three sides would 'proportionately share' the cost as agreed in earlier discussions, adding that Hong Kong should pay a larger share because it would benefit most from the bridge, whose major works have been estimated to cost 30 billion yuan to 40 billion yuan.
With the key problem of financing resolved this month, the tendering process is expected to start soon after.
The director also said the vehicle quota for the bridge would be gradually loosened in accordance with the capacity of customs and roads, the newspaper reported yesterday.
Only 50,000 vehicles are licensed to cross the Hong Kong-mainland and Macau-mainland borders.