After nearly three years of "closed customs" due to the new crown virus, Hong Kong and the mainland finally cleared the customs today (8th). Citizens can return to the mainland through 7 ports to avoid quarantine. Among them, the Lok Ma Chau branch line control station reopened at 6:30 this morning. The East Rail Line resumes passenger service at Lok Ma Chau Station.
The first train departed from Mong Kok Station at 5:28 this morning. More than 20 passengers who were "like an arrow" were dragging their suitcases. They were already waiting outside the station at 5:00 in the morning. There are hundreds of people.
A passenger on the first bus said that he married his wife in Huizhou 4 years ago, and has been separated from his wife for 3 years since the epidemic began. "We have been married for 4 years and separated for 3 years." .”
▼On January 8, the first train of the East Rail resumed its departure to Lok Ma Chau Station▼
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The first train arrived at Lok Ma Chau Station at about 6:10. Many people couldn't wait to go down the stairs and tap their cards in the departure hall as soon as they got off the train.
Legislative Council member Zhang Xinyu also took the first train to go north. He pointed out that there were more people than expected, and the MTR broadcasted from time to time on the train to remind passengers to have a negative nucleic acid certificate.
At 6:30 in the morning, the Immigration Department opened the iron gate of the Lok Ma Chau Checkpoint, waiting for the citizens to pass through the gate to enter the area. Nearly 300 people lined up at the scene.
The staff checked the appointment certificate and the negative nucleic acid test certificate at the front of the queue before allowing them to enter the customs clearance channel, and there was a long queue at the scene.
Ms. Zheng, who was going to Guangxi to visit her 96-year-old grandfather who was seriously ill, held a negative certificate of free nucleic acid test and was not accepted for customs clearance. The customs officer mentioned that she had to do a paid test with personal information. She hoped that the government would "lend" ".
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Married to Huizhou wife for 4 years, 3 years without seeing the health station repeatedly failed
The "Hong Kong 01" reporter arrived at Mong Kok East Station at 5:00 this morning, waiting for the first East Rail Line train to resume at Lok Ma Chau Station at 5:28.
A group of citizens had already dragged their suitcases and were waiting outside the Mongkok East Station before it opened; there were also many passengers on board with suitcases in their hands, scrambling to catch the first train back to the mainland.
Mr. Ye, who was already waiting outside the station for the first bus at 5 o'clock in the morning, said that he met his wife in Huizhou through a friend and married her four years ago. Returning to Hong Kong, unexpectedly, an epidemic caused the two to be separated for 3 years, "married for 4 years and separated for 3 years." He said that he had tried to draw a number of places in the health station to go north, but it was unsuccessful. This time he finally passed the customs. He bluntly said "good want to go back".
The first MTR train to Lok Ma Chau Station resumed at 5:28 in the morning. Mr. Yip, a passenger going north to the mainland, said that due to the epidemic, he and his wife in the mainland had been "married for 4 years and separated for 3 years".
Photo by Zheng Zifeng)
Play cards all night, take the first bus from Shenzhen, take a taxi to Huizhou
Mr. Ye: Take Tongxi's wife immediately
The news of customs clearance spread from last year to this year, and the anticipation of seeing relatives also went up and down like a roller coaster. Mr. Ye said: "I will (expect) in the first year, and forget it in the second year, the government." He is excited about the customs clearance , Yesterday (7th) I simply played mahjong with my friends all night, and took the first train back to the mainland as soon as possible, "My wife is happy, and I am happy again... I took a taxi (from Shenzhen) back to Huizhou, and I gave her a lot."
Over the years, the two have been using video calls to maintain their relationship as husband and wife.
Asked what will happen when he sees his wife in real life, he said excitedly, "I will hug Tong Xiqu immediately."
The first MTR train to Lok Ma Chau station resumed at 5:28 in the morning. Mr. Zhang, a passenger going north to the mainland, has children in the mainland. After returning to Dongguan, he will drink tea with them.
(Photo by Zheng Zifeng)
Another one, Mr. Zhang, who rushed to take the first bus, said that he had moved to Dongguan in his 30s and had not returned to Hong Kong for 19 months due to business. He had tried smoking Healthy Station but was unsuccessful. “It’s so hard to smoke. "Mr. Zhang, whose children are all in the Mainland, said he was very happy, and he got up earlier, so he decided to take the first bus earlier, and was expected to arrive in Dongguan at 8 am. "When I return to Dongguan, I will drink tea with my children."
Returning to Luohu Home for the first time in 3 years Mr. Liu: Hope to open Luohu Port as soon as possible
Customs clearance between the two places, the red, white and blue plastic bags that were common in the past have also reappeared.
Mr. Liu, a passenger on the first train, said that he lived in Luohu and worked in Hong Kong. Before the epidemic, he often traveled between the two places every day. After the epidemic, he could only stay in Hong Kong for 3 years. Today, he packed some clothes in red, white and blue plastic bags and returned to Luohu.
He found it inconvenient to open only part of the border, and hoped to open the Luohu port as soon as possible. He also thought that it would be troublesome to have a nucleic acid negative for 48 hours each time, and the fees would be expensive, so he hoped to cancel it as soon as possible.
The Luohu Port has not yet resumed operations due to unfinished construction in the Mainland.
▼On January 6, the situation before the restoration of Mazhou Station was directly shot down▼
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The last train to Lok Ma Chau departs from Admiralty Station at 9:29 p.m.
The MTR will increase the frequency of trains from Sheung Shui to Lok Ma Chau Station starting today, and will maintain a frequency of 4 to 8 minutes in most of the time. The number of trains on weekdays will increase from about 90 pairs to 135 pairs throughout the day before the closure of the customs; from Sheung Shui Station to Admiralty Station Trains will also be encrypted.
The Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Station will be closed at 10:30 pm. The last train of the East Rail Line from Admiralty Station to Lok Ma Chau Station will leave at 9:29 pm; the last train from Lok Ma Chau to Admiralty Station will leave at 10:55 pm.
▼On January 5, the government announced the arrangement of lazy bags with the mainland for customs clearance▼
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