Tag: Cross-boundary

Cross-boundary passenger traffic estimation and arrangements for Lunar New Year festive period ******************************************************************************************      The Immigration Department (ImmD) estimates that over 7.5 million passengers (including Hong Kong residents and visitors) will pass through Hong Kong’s sea, land and air control points during the upcoming Lunar New Year festive period (from February 9 to 17). The ImmD, in consultation with the Shenzhen General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection, estimates that around 6 million passengers will pass through land boundary control points. The number of outbound passengers and inbound passengers using land boundary control points will be relatively higher ... Read more

TD concerned about cross-boundary traffic in early hours this morning *********************************************************************      ​A spokesman for the Transport Department (TD) said today (January 1) that in anticipation of a large number of visitors returning to the Mainland in the early hours of the morning after the New Year’s Eve fireworks musical, the service operators had already increased the number of vehicles in accordance with the TD’s recommendations, for example, strengthening service headway at Prince Edward from every 15 minutes to every 10 minutes, in order to cope with the demand of cross-boundary visitors returning to the Mainland overnight. The TD is concerned ... Read more

Cross-boundary passenger traffic estimation and arrangements for Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day Holiday festive period (with photos) ******************************************************************************************       The Immigration Department (ImmD) estimates that around 6.55 million passengers (including Hong Kong residents and visitors) will pass through Hong Kong’s sea, land and air control points during the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day Holiday festive period (from September 29 to October 6). Among them, about 82.9 per cent, or around 5.43 million passengers, will pass through land boundary control points. The number of outbound passengers and inbound passengers using land boundary control points will be relatively higher on September ... Read more