With top speed of 160 kmph, train journey from Macao to fast-expanding Zhuhai airport will take little more than 30 minutes.
Zhuhai
Decision comes after Shenzhen Municipal Health Commission reports two cases of Delta variant.
Relaxed requirements spell good news for cross-border commuters; travellers from Hong Kong still face two weeks’ quarantine.
Mutual recognition certificates between Macao and mainland China encouraged so locals can explore jobs in the Greater Bay Area.
New ruling becomes fully effective at midnight on Wednesday; increasing concern on mainland as Delta variant detected in 11 different areas.
New measure closes loophole as some Hong Kong travellers had entered mainland via Macao and Zhuhai rather than Shenzhen.
Tourism officials planning major events in the run-up to Christmas and promoting Macao to mainlanders via social media.
Ferries were suspended last month following Covid-19 cluster outbreak; passengers still need facemasks and valid NAT result.
Other restrictions limit travel by Covid-19 close contacts, residents of Red and Yellow lockdown zones and ‘high-risk’ workers.