In recent months, the Hong Kong government has discussed customs clearance issues with the Mainland, and there is news that there may be limited customs clearance before the end of December.
In the past two years, due to the impact of epidemic prevention measures, the exchanges between the two places have been greatly reduced. Manufacturers who had to travel between the two places from time to time were the first to be affected.
The vice chairman of the Chinese Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong, Chen Jiawei, is the chairman of the health food company. He used to travel to the Mainland every week, but he has only visited the Mainland 4 times in the past two years. Immediately return to Hong Kong, "As soon as I receive a message that I can’t eat any food, I will go back to the hotel, and I will immediately carry out the luggage. I have not carried the luggage, and I have a certain degree of release. I will carry it immediately after staying. In the car, it was going to rain heavily, and then he rushed out of Shenzhen Bay to cross the border.” In the end, 22 seconds before the port was closed, he managed to return to Hong Kong without being quarantined for another 14 days.
In the early stage of customs clearance, the expected scope is limited to Guangdong Province. Chen Jiawei thinks that it is not enough. He pointed out that although Guangdong Province can handle factory affairs, most of the large-scale exhibitions are held in Shanghai. , The exhibition is a great opportunity to see a lot of guests.” He hopes that even if he can’t be completely free, he can go to Shanghai to participate in the exhibition for business reasons.
Only returned to the Mainland 4 times in two years, a total of 56 days of quarantine
Chen Jiawei is the chairman and chief executive officer of Catalo Natural Health Food Co., Ltd. (CATALO). Before the epidemic, he would travel to the mainland every week and travel northward about 50 times a year.
However, the sudden outbreak of the epidemic made it difficult for him to come and go as he did in the past. In the past two years, he has only traveled to the mainland 4 times, and was isolated for 56 days, which is almost two months. He said bluntly: "I don't know anything on the 14th."
Chen Jiawei recalled that in the past, it was possible to travel on the same day, but now it is necessary to plan for about one month each time. It is also necessary to understand the local policy. Once the quarantine period is extended to 21 days, they will be quarantined elsewhere.
However, because Hong Kong also has business, it cannot be left alone for a long time. As a result, after 14 days of quarantine and about 10 days in the Mainland, he has to rush back to Hong Kong.
He also mentioned that during the quarantine period, some friends suddenly received a notice that they needed to return to Hong Kong as soon as possible. As a result, they had to leave immediately after the quarantine.
Chen Jiawei (Photo provided by The Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong)
The epidemic situation in the two places has changed from time to time, and the epidemic prevention measures have also changed accordingly, which has also become a major problem.
As the vice chairman of the Chinese Manufacturers' Association, Chen Jiawei is also the election committee member of the industrial sector (second) of the Election Committee, but almost missed the opportunity to become an election committee member due to quarantine issues.
He recalled that he was originally in Shanghai at the beginning of August and then went to Shenzhen. Unexpectedly, during his stay in Shenzhen, the Hong Kong government suddenly announced the suspension of "Easy Return to Hong Kong" the next day. If he failed to return to Hong Kong that night, he would have to quarantine for 14 days and failed to rush. And appeared to be nominated by the Election Committee.
Successfully returned to Hong Kong with a touchdown 22 seconds before the port was closed without quarantine
When the government announced the news, it was already 8:30 p.m. Since the Shenzhen Bay Port was closed at 10 p.m., it meant that Chen Jiawei had less than two hours to return to Hong Kong.
He recalled: "As soon as I received a message, I didn’t eat any food, I went back to the hotel, stayed with me, and immediately executed the baggage. I didn’t have any luggage, I just let it go. In the car, it’s going to rain heavily, so I just rushed out of Shenzhen Bay to cross the border.” As a result, at 9:59:38 in the evening, the light at the port was turned off and the luggage conveyor was also closed. "Touchdown" cleared the customs and returned to Hong Kong, and said with a smile: "I can't wait for all the battles."
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Difficult to return to bank account in Mainland China
In addition to inconvenience caused by quarantine measures, it also has a practical impact on the business of manufacturers.
Chen Jiawei said that in recent years, the mainland has developed rapidly and many opportunities have been missed. Originally, a company was opened in Shanghai a few months ago and relevant procedures were completed. However, because the bank account had to be processed in person, the account has not been successfully opened and cannot be officially operated.
He also said that his products were originally sold at airports and internal road ports, and now they have lost hundreds of millions of yuan.
It is reported that the initial stage of customs clearance is limited to activities in Guangdong Province, but Chen Jiawei believes that it is not enough.
He explained that Guangdong Province has more factories and offices. Although they can help with factory affairs, they also need to exchange business with customers. Most large-scale exhibitions are held in Shanghai. If you can't go to Shanghai, you will also miss some opportunities, such as the original It is planned to go north for the fifth time to participate in the Shanghai International Import Expo. However, due to changes in epidemic prevention measures, it has to be abandoned in the end.
He bluntly said: "The most important thing to return to the mainland is to meet the guests and do exhibitions. The exhibition will have a great opportunity to see many guests."
It is pointed out that before going to the mainland, it is necessary to install a real-name "Travel with Peace" program to record the whereabouts of the 14 days before going north.
Chen Jiawei said it was acceptable and believed that the successful control of the epidemic in the Mainland was related to efficient virus tracking skills.
He also said: "It's better to have Guangdong province than nothing, so you can go to places outside of Guangdong Province when you clear customs in the future. Even if you can't freely move around, you can also go to Shanghai and other places to participate in exhibitions for business reasons."
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