Comprehensive Customs Clearance｜Zhang Xinyu: Concerned that the capacity of the East Rail has not matched the cross-border flow of people to increase the number of trains during peak hours

Hong Kong will fully clear customs with the mainland starting today (6th). Hong Kong’s New Direction Legislative Council Member Zhang Xinyu said on a radio program this morning that the flow of people going south was not obvious at the beginning, but he was worried that the East Rail capacity would not be able to cooperate with the increase in the flow of cross-border commuters. Additional shifts during peak hours.

Liberal Party Wholesale and Retail Legislative Council Member Shao Jiahui pointed out that it is difficult to estimate the number of tourists coming to Hong Kong, but the retail industry is optimistic about the prospects and has re-hired manpower, rented shops and increased resources. It is believed that the number of tourists coming to Hong Kong will increase after customs clearance There are more and more, and the number will be more significant in the second half of the year. Jewelry, watches and cosmeceuticals will benefit first.

Shaw Ka Fai predicts that more and more tourists will come to Hong Kong and it will be more obvious in the second half of the year

Zhang Xinyu mentioned that at present, when entering the mainland, it is necessary to fill out a health declaration commonly known as the "black code", but there are far fewer gates for processing the "black code" than the e-Channel, forming a bottleneck and causing congestion at border crossings.

He is also concerned about the capacity of the East Rail Line, because many cross-border workers who have chosen to stay in Hong Kong during the epidemic have chosen to stay in Hong Kong and will not move to the mainland in the short term. In addition, mainland tourists do not have a strong desire to come to Hong Kong, and it is expected that they will go south in the early stage The flow of people is not obvious.

However, he is worried that once the cross-border workers return to live in the Mainland, half of the space in the carriages will be taken up by going to Sheung Shui and Fanling Stations during the morning rush hours. He suggested that the MTR increase the frequency from the current 2.7 minutes to 2.4 Every 2.5 minutes.

Shao Jiahui pointed out that since the first stage of customs clearance on January 8, the number of mainland tourists in Tsim Sha Tsui has increased significantly. For example, there were no mainland tourists at all in the catering industry. There will be more and more tourists coming to Hong Kong.

He believes that the biggest problem facing the retail industry is the recruitment of manpower. During the epidemic, many employees switched to construction and other industries. He suggested that foreign workers in the construction industry should be introduced to release manpower to return to the retail industry.

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