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Customs clearance in the Mainland|Li Jiachao: The goal is to clear customs by 1.15 at the latest

2022-12-28T10:08:15.040Z


The government will cancel most social distancing measures starting tomorrow (29th), and is actively finalizing customs clearance details with the mainland. Chief Executive Lee Ka-chao said today (28th) that the goal is to implement customs clearance by January 15 at the latest, emphasizing the three major


The government will cancel most social distancing measures starting tomorrow (29th), and is actively finalizing customs clearance details with the mainland.

Chief Executive Lee Ka-chao said today (28th) that the goal is to implement customs clearance by January 15 at the latest, emphasizing the three principles of customs clearance: gradual, orderly and comprehensive, air, sea and railway will gradually resume frequency and waypoints, etc. Due to the flow of people at most, process deployment is required to ensure a smooth arrangement, no confusion, and no long queues.

He also said that he will always closely observe the situation after customs clearance, and after ensuring smooth operation, he will increase the upper limit of the number of people in the next step.


▼West Kowloon Station of the High Speed ​​Rail is ready to resume traffic on December 27▼


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Three principles of customs clearance: step by step, orderly and comprehensive

The mainland has successively announced the cancellation of entry nucleic acid testing and centralized isolation from January 8 next year, and the restoration of fast lanes for border inspections at Hong Kong and Macau ports.

At the press conference of the "Guidance and Coordination Group for Epidemic Response", Li Jiachao was asked many times about the date and arrangement of customs clearance with the mainland. He said that there are three principles for customs clearance, namely, gradual, orderly and comprehensive. After customs clearance, the demand must be large. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure no chaos and smooth customs clearance. We do not want long queues, congestion, loss of control, and chaos to cause injuries. Therefore, gradual and orderly is the greatest principle. The Hong Kong government has contacted relevant departments in the Mainland.

He reiterated that he hopes to reach a consensus with the mainland authorities before mid-January, and then submit the plan to the central government for approval before implementation. The goal is to implement customs clearance before January 15, and he is confident in achieving the goal.

He also said that there are four main channels to connect with the mainland, including air, sea, railway and land. In terms of air, that is, air flights, the number of flights can be changed from 0 to 2 or 3 at the beginning, and then point-to-point. It is common sense to gradually open from 1:00 to 2:00, or 1:00 to 3:00, or 1:00 to 5:00.” He also said that similar practices are used for shipping ferries and railways.

▼On December 28, Li Jiachao announced that most of the epidemic prevention restrictions will be canceled from December 29▼


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The flow of people in the land flow is large, and the supporting process must be deployed

As for the most in-demand land crossings, Li Jiachao said that by 2019, the land crossings will receive 400,000 to 500,000 passengers per day in one direction.

He said that manpower is easier to deploy, and the most important thing is that there are supporting procedures. Customs clearance requirements are still under discussion, and when there is a consensus, they will be reported to the central government immediately.

He also emphasized that customs clearance must also ensure that there is sufficient transport capacity and matching facilities, so the number of people will be adjusted flexibly according to the actual situation, that is, the first step is to arrange a specific number of people. If the arrangement is smooth, the second can be carried out after a period of observation. However, the actual situation still needs to be discussed with the Mainland authorities. I firmly believe that Hong Kong can handle it properly.

Infection of the new crown on the mainland network turns "white lung" Lu Chongmao: Don't believe the rumors

As for the epidemic situation in the mainland, Lu Chongmao, director of the Medical and Health Bureau, said that he noticed a lot of unconfirmed information and rumors about the epidemic situation in the mainland on the Internet, including the infection turned into "white lung". At present, the mutated virus strain of the Omicron lineage is still prevalent in the mainland, which is no different from the situation in the world, and there are no new mutated viruses.

▼On December 26, all ports of Hong Kong Customs are ready for customs clearance▼


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