China and Hong Kong will usher in comprehensive customs clearance. Chief Executive Lee Ka-chao announced today (3rd) that nucleic acid testing requirements and customs clearance quotas will be cancelled, starting from February 6. Luohu and Huanggang ports will also be reopened, and passenger exchanges between the two places will increase.
Previously, people in the mainland complained that Hong Kong’s self-service visa (also known as machine visa) has not been restored, and it is difficult to get reservations at the manual window. People in Shenzhen are concerned about whether the “Shenzhen registered permanent residence visit to Hong Kong once a week” will return to normal.
Regarding the visa application for mainland tourists going to Hong Kong, a reporter from "Hong Kong 01" called the Exit-Entry Administration Bureau of the Shenzhen Public Security Bureau. The staff responded that they have not received any notices about the resumption of one-way travel per week, the resumption of self-service endorsement, and group travel endorsement.
The staff member pointed out that at present, the visa for Hong Kong with Shenzhen hukou can only be processed through the manual window. It takes 7 working days to renew the visa within 5 working days, and it takes 7 working days to apply together with the Hong Kong and Macau Pass. Mainland tourists who do not have Shenzhen hukou to go to Hong Kong have to wait 20 days days (including holidays).
Mainland tourists can use the self-introduction endorsement machine to go to Macau, but they still need to use a manual window to go to Hong Kong.
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The staff member said that there is no relevant notice on whether the visa application process can be simplified, the “one trip per week” account in Shenzhen, and the group visa application process. “The details will have to wait until February 6th.”
Some netizens in Shanghai pointed out that making an appointment online to apply for a visa to Hong Kong is "more difficult than grabbing food." However, many netizens also shared that they queued up at the Futian immigration hall in Shenzhen and got their visas renewed on the same day. Complete the renewal."
▼ On February 1, Shenzhen residents directly saw the lights at Luohu Port, and the shops in the commercial city reopened▼
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When will the mainland and Hong Kong fully resume customs clearance without setting an appointment to go north and without quota restrictions?
The Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council notified today (3rd) that at 00:00 on February 6, the appointment clearance arrangements for entry and exit via Guangdong-Hong Kong land ports will be cancelled, and there will be no quota for customs clearance personnel.
2.6 After the customs clearance is fully resumed, do I still need a 48-hour nucleic acid test negative certificate?
If there is no history of residence in a foreign country or other overseas regions within 7 days, it is not necessary to enter the country with a negative nucleic acid test result for the new coronavirus infection before the trip.
Resume group tours between mainland residents and Hong Kong and Macau.
Full Customs Clearance｜Emperor Bus 2.6 resumes operation every 30 minutes. The fee is 10 yuan to support Alipay payment. Comprehensive Customs Clearance｜Luohu City still has ten rooms and nine empty shops. The proprietor expects hundreds of thousands of yuan to enter the goods and welcome the switch. Comprehensive Customs Clearance Raiders｜All ports are open The time, East Rail schedule, and customs clearance details can be seen in this article for comprehensive customs clearance｜2.6 Resumption of personnel exchanges between the Mainland and Hong Kong and Macau: no quota, and the nucleic acid requirement is revoked