The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge will be closed to both public and private transport for several hours on Saturday for a National Games road cycling event, and journeys to the city’s airport could face delays of up to 30 minutes due to the race.
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The 231.8km men’s individual road cycling event will be held across three cities on Saturday, with 55.8km of the race taking place in Hong Kong.
The other segments of the race will be held in Zhuhai and Macau.
“To facilitate the overall arrangement of the competition, Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macau would implement temporary control measures at specific time periods on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, border crossings and some roads,” said Yeung Tak-keung, head of the National Games Coordination Office in Hong Kong.
He said the three regions have made every effort to minimise the duration of the temporary control measures to ease the impact on traffic flow in surrounding areas and alleviate the inconvenience to users of border facilities and the bridge.
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According to authorities, 104 cyclists will take part in the race, with nine from Hong Kong. It will start in Zhuhai at 9am, where it is predicted to end at around 2.30pm.