Many Hong Kong people hope to return to their hometowns to visit relatives before the Lunar New Year. However, because it is only the first phase of customs clearance, there are only 50,000 land entry places per day, which makes some people unable to return home because they cannot get the places.
The Hong Kong government announced this afternoon (14th) that in view of the fact that the period from the 27th to the 30th (18th to 21st) is almost or even expired, the total daily one-way quota at the current designated land port will be increased from 50 000 to 65 000, with the largest increase in the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line/Futian Checkpoint from 35,000 to 45,000.
In addition, the daily one-way number of people on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (Zhuhai) (only applicable to drivers and passengers of private cars and cross-boundary taxis) has also been raised from 1,000 to 2,000 in response to people from the two places The ardent demand for mutual exchanges via relevant ports.
▼West Kowloon High Speed Rail Station store preparations on January 13▼
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Less than a week after the switch between Hong Kong and the mainland this week (8th), the Hong Kong government announced an increase in the number of land-based border crossings.
The Hong Kong government announced today that in view of the fact that the period from the 27th to the 30th (18th to 21st) is almost or even expired, after communicating and coordinating with the Guangdong Provincial Government and the Shenzhen Municipal Government, it has decided to extend the currently designated land port for the four days The daily one-way total number of people arranged has been increased from 50,000 to 65,000.
Among them, the largest increase was at the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line/Futian Port, which rose from 35,000 in the past to 45,000.
In addition, the daily one-way number of people on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (Zhuhai) (only applicable to drivers and passengers of private cars and cross-boundary taxis) has also been raised from 1,000 to 2,000 in response to people from the two places The ardent demand for mutual exchanges via relevant ports.
A spokesman for the HKSAR Government said that since the implementation of the first phase of customs clearance between Hong Kong and the Mainland on January 8, all control points have been operating well on the whole, and the customs clearance process for citizens has been smooth.
Since the demand of Hong Kong citizens to go to the mainland via land ports before the Spring Festival is stronger than other days, the Hong Kong government has increased a number of quotas at different ports.
As for the available appointment time slots for other days in the next eight weeks, they are still quite sufficient on the whole and can meet the current demand for customs clearance.
The spokesman also pointed out that as the Spring Festival is approaching, the relevant departments at each port will, as always, deploy sufficient manpower to ensure safe, orderly and smooth customs clearance arrangements.
On the whole, the Hong Kong government will continue to make every effort to promote the gradual, orderly and comprehensive implementation of customs clearance between Hong Kong and the mainland; at the same time, maintain close communication with relevant mainland authorities, monitor and review the overall implementation of the first stage of customs clearance, and sum up experience to decide The arrangements for the subsequent stages of customs clearance will be announced in due course.
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