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IAG JUL 2022年7月 亞博匯 26 COVER STORY There will be no restrictions on people entering into the rest of mainland China from Hengqin. Macau does not levy customs tariffs on imports, meaning that Hengqin will virtually become a tariff‑free zone if it imports and exports goods through Macau. Chief Executive Ho told the Legislative Assembly earlier this year that construction of Hengqin’s customs surveillance areas iswell underway and the In- DepthCooperation Zonewillmeet closed operation requirements by the end of December. Hengqin Island, located to the west of Macau and formerly under the jurisdiction of Zhuhai city, covers an area of about 106 square kilometers, more than three times the size of Macau’s land area of 32.9 square kilometers. At present, the Hengqin Campus of the University of Macau and the Macau Port Zone at Hengqin Port are completely administered byMacau, covering a total area of about 1.6 square kilometers. The Cooperation Zone covers the entire surface of Hengqin Island apart from the University and port areas. Under the leadership of the Guangdong-Hong Kong- Macao Greater Bay Area Construction Leading Group, Guangdong and Macau have