Hong Kong Customs and General Administration of Customs of People’s Republic of China hold evaluation conference (with pictures)
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The Commissioner of Customs and Excise, Mr Chan Tsz-tat, led a delegation to Ningxia to participate in the 2026 Review Meeting in between Hong Kong Customs and the General Administration of Customs of individuals’s Republic of China (GACC) on September 22. Mr Chan and the Vice Minister of the GACC Mr Zhang Baofeng co-chaired the conference.
The conference evaluated the application of the 2025-2026 Co-operation Plan in between the 2 customizeds administrations over the previous 2 years. Both sides likewise acknowledged the impressive accomplishments made in numerous locations, consisting of customizeds clearance assistance, enforcement co-operation, and training exchanges, especially in the building of the brand-new Huanggang Port.
The 2 administrations likewise reached agreement on the 2027-2028 Co-operation Plan. Both sides will reinforce co-operation in locations such as customizeds clearance assistance and enforcement co-operation, and totally advance the advancement of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), therefore making higher contributions to the financial advancement of both locations and supporting Hong Kong’s much better combination into and service of the general nationwide advancement. Following the conference, both sides signed the Co-operation Plan, the significant points of which are as follows:
( 1) to actively promote top quality advancement in the GBA;
( 2) to support the building and construction of control points and utilize the strengths of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge;
( 3) to improve co-operation in the building of Smart Customs;
( 4) to constantly deepen co-operation in threat management and police;
( 5) to deepen co-operation in multilateral and worldwide Customs affairs, promoting essential concepts of the “Smart Customs, Smart Borders and Smart Connectivity Initiative”and improving co-operation and exchanges under the structure of the World Customs Organization; and
( 6) to constantly deepen co-operation in exchanges and training.