Over 700 mainland Chinese drivers apply to enter Hong Kong under travel scheme

More than 700 mainland Chinese drivers have applied to enter Hong Kong’s urban areas under a new scheme starting on Tuesday, with transport authorities stressing that vehicles arriving through the policy will not worsen traffic conditions. Hong Kong’s Transport Department said on Thursday that the mainland car owners were among the 1,700 winners of a ballot that allowed them to apply for the scheme and was conducted by Guangdong authorities on November 23. “The booking quota is now set at 100...