# China license plate: HK/Macau cross-border

> The China HK/Macau cross-border license plate: format Z9999, for example 粤Z·H714港, documented since 2007, car, van, truck, and bus.

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Part of [China license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/china) (22 registration series).

![China license plate, HK/Macau cross-border (documented since 2007)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/cn/cn-hkmacau-crossborder-2007/china-license-plate-hk-macau-cross-border.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `Z9999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2007 → today (documented from 2007; the format is likely older) |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus |
| Plate size | 440 × 140 mm |
| Colours | background #000000; characters #FFFFFF; border #FFFFFF |
| Rear plate differs from the front | no |
| Checking a registration | The format above is broad: a registration that fits it has the right shape, which does not show that this series issued it. |
| Series id | `cn-hkmacau-crossborder-2007` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/china/hkmacau-crossborder-2007) |

Every element is fixed meaning: 粤 is Guangdong, Z is the office code the provincial vehicle office reserves for cross-boundary traffic, and the closing character names the side — 港 for a Hong Kong vehicle, 澳 for Macau. The most identifiable Chinese plate of all.

| Code | Stands for | English |
|---|---|---|
| `粤` | 广东省 | Guangdong Province |
| `Z` | 港澳入出境车 | Hong Kong / Macau cross-boundary office code |
| `港` | 香港 | Hong Kong vehicle |
| `澳` | 澳门 | Macau vehicle |

Sources:

- [web.archive.org](https://web.archive.org/web/20150701102419/http://www.hngy.gov.cn/sitepublish/site1/wsbs/lyfwzl/jtfw/jdc/jdcfw/content_25106.html)

## About this plate

Mainland-registered vehicles crossing the OTHER way are outside GA 36 entirely.

## Other standard plates here

- [Driving school car](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/china/driving-school-car-1992) (1992 to today)
- [Large car](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/china/large-car-1992) (1992 to today)
- [Small car](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/china/small-car-1992) (1992 to today)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/cn/cn-hkmacau-crossborder-2007.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/china?series=cn-hkmacau-crossborder-2007
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/cn` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "cn-hkmacau-crossborder-2007"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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