Local companies say allowing more buses when the new Macau-Zhuhau bridge opens will harm their business. File photo: RTHK
Local coach firms have attacked the government's proposal to allow an extra 200 cross-border coaches a day to come in and out of the territory when the bridge to Macau and Zhuhai opens.
They claim this move would be unfair and lead to fierce competition in an already overcrowded industry, especially as arrivals from across the border are dwindling.
The bus owners were speaking at a Legco public hearing on the traffic arrangement for the bridge, which is expected to open at the end of 2018.
The representatives also objected to the government's plan for current airport buses to make an extra stop at the new border to pick up tourists.
They said government’s estimation that only five minutes is needed for making such a detour is unrealistic, and claim the move will lead to overcrowding.
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