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In addition to the expo things, I think you should take the occasion to try the shuttle bus or coach to experience the just opened Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB), provided your schedule allows and you have the multiple-entry visa to China for such border-crossing ride if plan to return to Zhuhai thereafter. If no special arrangement by the expo host, the shuttle bus ticket can be bought online, and the bus frequency is every 5-10 minutes during the busy hours, of course a tourist coach is more convenient. The bridge and the public transportation are operating around the clock, 24 hours, 7 days a week, nonstop. As for the private cars, only those with special permit are allowed to get through, and they are quite limited in number (for next 5 years, only 3,000 and 300 private cars will be granted such permit from HKSAR and mainland China respectively).
The Zhuhai Port for the HZMB has an excellent customs clearance system, implementing the high technology innovation with highly automated gates, taking just 30-35 seconds to process a passenger (I learned it from some footage but forgot where is its source link).
HK-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge opens to traffic (24 Oct)
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201810/24/WS5bcfc511a310eff303284296.html
China Focus: World's longest cross-sea bridge opens to public (24 Oct)
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-10/24/c_137555009.htm
Link has many pics to give one some ideas.
Automatic passport clearance gates is not for passport holders of every nation, especially if you need a China immigration visa to enter China, better find out beforehand. Hong Kong IC holders are eligible to use the auto-gates.
To be eligible to use the auto-gate, the passport holder's home country must sign bilateral agreement to allow China to access the data of the passport holder, and the passport must have an electronic chip inside contained bio-data of passport holder, including photo and finger prints.