<p>成千上万的香港人在圣诞节当天被困在港珠澳大桥上，因居民们涌出城市的边境检查站庆祝假期。\n 警方和铁路巨头港铁公司也在周四早上警告，深圳湾、罗湖和落马洲支线控制点人满为患，旅客应预计过境时间会更长。\n 根据官方统计，出境旅行的潮流在圣诞前夜周三开始，当天通过所有检查站的净流出人数与去年同日相比激增近 44%，达到 298,085 人。\n 今年的圣诞节恰逢周四，节礼日则在周五，形成了一个四天的长周末。\n 一名《邮报》记者在港珠澳大桥的香港口岸观察到，午餐时段出发大厅挤满了成千上万的游客和访客，他们至少排队等待了一个半小时才能登上过境的金巴士。\n 在罗湖的中国大陆一侧，整个购物中心与检查站相连的开放空间都挤满了人群。\n 许多欢庆的人们被看到戴着标志性的红白相间的圣诞帽。\n 在广深港高速铁路香港段的西九龙总站，许多带着孩子的旅客填满了大厅。\n 许多人前往深圳以外的目的地，如佛山、湛江和江西。\n 一位三十多岁的香港居民，姓洪，和他的妻子、儿子和女儿一起旅行，他们都心情愉快，戴着圣诞帽。\n 洪说：“全家在深圳消费更经济，我们计划几天内花费不到 10,000 港元（1,286 美元）。”\n 另一位名叫谭女士的旅客与几位朋友前往湛江，预算每人约 3,000 到 4,000 元（3,300 到 4,400 港元）进行为期四天的假期。\n“因为那里的消费物有所值，” 她说。\n 在圣诞前夜，政府表示已与各地方和跨境运输运营商协调，在长周末期间增加服务，以满足公众的出行需求。\n 这些服务包括港珠澳大桥的穿梭巴士、跨境巴士和港铁。</p>

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<p>在圣诞节当天，成千上万的香港居民因出境旅行高峰而在港珠澳大桥上滞留了数小时。警方和港铁公司警告称，通关口将会非常拥挤。平安夜的人口净流出比去年增加了 44%。政府与交通运营商协调，以在这个长周末期间增加服务</p>

<p>Tens of thousands of Hongkongers were stuck for hours at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge on Christmas Day, as residents streamed out of the city’s border checkpoints for the holiday.\nPolice and rail giant the MTR Corporation also warned on Thursday morning that Shenzhen Bay, Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau spur line control points were crowded and that travellers should expect a longer time to cross the border.\nThe wave of outbound travel started on Christmas Eve on Wednesday, when the net outflow of people from the city through all checkpoints jumped almost 44 per cent to 298,085 compared with the same day last year, according to official statistics.\nThis year’s Christmas Day falls on Thursday and Boxing Day on Friday, forming a four-day long weekend.\nA Post reporter at the Hong Kong port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge observed at around lunchtime that the departure hall was packed with tens of thousands of tourists and visitors, who waited at least 1½ hours in lines just to get on the border-crossing Gold Bus.\nAt the mainland China side of Luohu, crowds packed the entire open space off the shopping centre connected to the checkpoint.\nMany revellers were seen putting on the signature red and white Christmas hats.\nAt the West Kowloon terminus of the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link, travellers – many with children – filled the concourse.\nMany were travelling to destinations besides Shenzhen, such as Foshan, Zhanjiang and Jiangxi.\nA Hong Kong resident in his thirties, surnamed Hon, was travelling with his wife, son and daughter, and all of them were in a celebratory mood and putting on Christmas hats.\n“Spending for the whole family is more economical in Shenzhen, we plan to spend less than HK$10,000 [US$1,286] for several days,” Hon said.\nAnother traveller, called Ms Tam, was heading to Zhanjiang with several friends and budgeted about 3,000 to 4,000 yuan (HK$3,300 to HK$4,400) per person for a four-day holiday.\n“It is because spending there is value for money,” she said.\nOn Christmas Eve, the government said it had coordinated with various local and cross-border transport operators to boost their services during the long-weekend to accommodate the public’s travelling needs.\nThese included shuttle buses on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, cross-border coaches and the MTR.\n</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>成千上万的香港人在圣诞节当天被困在港珠澳大桥上，因居民们涌出城市的边境检查站庆祝假期。\n 警方和铁路巨头港铁公司也在周四早上警告，深圳湾、罗湖和落马洲支线控制点人满为患，旅客应预计过境时间会更长。\n 根据官方统计，出境旅行的潮流在圣诞前夜周三开始，当天通过所有检查站的净流出人数与去年同日相比激增近 44%，达到 298,085 人。\n 今年的圣诞节恰逢周四，节礼日则在周五，形成了一个四天的长周末。\n 一名《邮报》记者在港珠澳大桥的香港口岸观察到，午餐时段出发大厅挤满了成千上万的游客和访客，他们至少排队等待了一个半小时才能登上过境的金巴士。\n 在罗湖的中国大陆一侧，整个购物中心与检查站相连的开放空间都挤满了人群。\n 许多欢庆的人们被看到戴着标志性的红白相间的圣诞帽。\n 在广深港高速铁路香港段的西九龙总站，许多带着孩子的旅客填满了大厅。\n 许多人前往深圳以外的目的地，如佛山、湛江和江西。\n 一位三十多岁的香港居民，姓洪，和他的妻子、儿子和女儿一起旅行，他们都心情愉快，戴着圣诞帽。\n 洪说：“全家在深圳消费更经济，我们计划几天内花费不到 10,000 港元（1,286 美元）。”\n 另一位名叫谭女士的旅客与几位朋友前往湛江，预算每人约 3,000 到 4,000 元（3,300 到 4,400 港元）进行为期四天的假期。\n“因为那里的消费物有所值，” 她说。\n 在圣诞前夜，政府表示已与各地方和跨境运输运营商协调，在长周末期间增加服务，以满足公众的出行需求。\n 这些服务包括港珠澳大桥的穿梭巴士、跨境巴士和港铁。</p>
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数千人在圣诞节当天被困在港珠澳大桥上长达数小时