Hong Kong is broadening its travel scheme for mainland Chinese motorists, extending access to five additional Greater Bay Area cities and doubling the daily quota for urban trips. This expansion aims to boost leisure travel and integration within the region.

Hong Kong will expand a travel scheme that allows mainland Chinese motorists to enter the city for leisure, opening it to drivers from five more Greater Bay Area cities and doubling the daily quota for urban trips. Authorities said on Monday that the Southbound Travel Scheme for Guangdong Vehicles would be extended to all nine mainland cities under the Greater Bay Area scheme, up from the current four, while the daily quota for urban trips would be doubled to 200 from July 25 from 100 at...