On February 10, the first day of the first lunar month, the West Kowloon Station Port ushered in the peak of passenger arrivals. According to the statistics of the West Kowloon Border Inspection Station, more than 90,000 inbound and outbound passengers were inspected throughout the day, accounting for 63 inbound passengers4%, Hong Kong and Macao residents who visit relatives and friends in the mainland, and tourism are the main ones.
At 6:30 a.m. on the same day, as soon as the port opened, a large number of inbound passengers were ushered in, and many Hong Kong residents helped the elderly and their young families to take the morning train to the Greater Bay Area and other places to visit relatives and friends, New Year's greetings, and the trains to Fujian, Sichuan and other directions were also fully booked. Mr. Wong, a resident of Hong Kong, said that he took advantage of the Spring Festival holiday to accompany his parents back to his hometown to visit relatives, and it took less than 5 minutes to wait in line at the mainland border checkpoint, which was very convenient. Many foreign tourists were also attracted by China's latest visa-free policy, and Mr. Romero, a Spanish tourist, entered the country without a visa and prepared to go to Guangzhou and other places to experience the customs of the Chinese New Year and feel the lively atmosphere of the Chinese New Year.
The reporter learned that in view of the fact that there are more children and elderly passengers during the Spring Festival and the greater demand for manual channels, the West Kowloon Border Inspection Station has deployed sufficient police force in advance, and on the basis of opening all manual inspection channels during the peak period, it has taken measures such as zonal inspection of Chinese and foreign passengers, classified guidance of fast channels, and time-sharing switching of channel types, so as to flexibly adjust the waiting area, and dynamically convert some of the fast channels into first-class inspection modes, so as to improve the efficiency of passenger flow diversion and optimize the customs clearance experience of passengers. At the same time, the West Kowloon Border Checkpoint has stepped up the deployment of patrol police forces, activated Cantonese and other dialect broadcasts, and guided eligible passengers such as the elderly, children, sick, disabled, and pregnant to pass through special channels, reflecting humanistic care and striving to create a warm and harmonious festive atmosphere.
West Kowloon Border Checkpoint**, with the arrival of the peak travel of mainland passengers, the passenger flow at the port will continue to rise further in the next few days, with the daily peak hours of passenger flow being 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. for departures, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. for departures. The majority of inbound and outbound passengers must reserve sufficient time for customs clearance. Before traveling, please check the validity of entry and exit documents, especially children's documents, in advance to avoid delaying your trip due to expired documents.
Author: Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reporter Wu Zixin correspondent Zhao Chongning text).