Public prompted to defend against duplicated phony messages on Guangdong-Hong Kong Regular Quotas for lorries
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A representative for the Transport Department (TD) today (April 29) once again advised members of the general public not to be misguided by current phony messages in social networks and messaging groups that declare Hong Kong citizens can straight request legitimate irreversible Guangdong-Hong Kong Regular Quotas for their automobiles and utilize different limit control points (BCPs). The case will be described police for follow-up.
A representative for the TD clarified that candidates for the Regular Quotas should fulfill the application requirements stated by the Mainland authority and send the defined files (such as company registration files of both Guangdong and Hong Kong) to the Mainland authority. Upon invoice of the Mainland Approval Notice from the Mainland authority, candidates might then use to the TD of the HKSAR Government for Closed Road Permits for the designated land-based border control points.
The representative included, “Similar false information has from time to time appeared in local and Mainland social media and messaging groups. Such messages repeatedly impersonate government announcements, falsely claiming that quotas are not subject to BCPs or eligibility criteria to solicit clients. Members of the public should heighten vigilance.”
The HKSAR Government worried that the plans for the Regular Quotas and using BCPs are severe problems which need to be collectively pondered by the federal governments of the 2 locations holistically. People ought to describe main statements, validate messages thoroughly and remain alert versus deceptiveness to prevent interruption to their itinerary.