The test event for the 15th National Games’ Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao road cycling race will be held on November 24, when a men’s individual race will be arranged.

The men’s individual race for the test event is the first national sports event that connects and integrates Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau. It is also the only 15th National Games event being arranged across the three places.

The race spans across Zhuhai, Hong Kong and Macau, covering a total distance of 230km, which comprises a 160.7km section in Zhuhai, a 55.8km section in Hong Kong and a 13.5km section in Macau.

A total of 71 professional athletes from 23 representative teams from the Mainland, Hong Kong and Macau will take part in the event.

The race will enter Hong Kong from the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) and go through the Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities Island, North Lantau Highway and Penny’s Bay Highway.

After passing by Hong Kong Disneyland, the competing teams will head back to Zhuhai via the HZMB and Hengqin. It is expected that the race will take place in Hong Kong for about 1.5 hours.

At a press conference today, National Games Coordination Office (Hong Kong) Head Yeung Tak-keung said the co-ordination office, in collaboration with relevant parties, will give full support in the Hong Kong section, including customs clearance management, traffic control, medical support and emergency rescue services.

Given that the teams need to enter and exit the HZMB Hong Kong Port during the test event, Mr Yeung stressed that the co-ordination office will provide full support to the Zhuhai counterpart’s arrangements and ensure that all event personnel, equipment and vehicles can smoothly pass through the HZMB Hong Kong Port during the race.

The race will consolidate the exchange within and integration of the Greater Bay Area in the aspect of sports, promoting the integration of Hong Kong and Macau into the national development plan, and bringing forward the deep integration of the bay area, he added.

The HZMB and Hong Kong Port will be subject to special traffic arrangements on the event day. More details will be announced in due course.