Huanggang Port will be officially opened for operation on October 12

China News Service, Hong Kong, October 9 (Reporter Qiu Zhaoxiang) The Security Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR Government and the Port Office of the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government issued a joint announcement on the 9th stating that the new joint inspection building at Huanggang Port has passed acceptance. Hong Kong and Shenzhen have completed a series of system tests, trial operations and emergency drills, confirming that Huanggang Port has met the conditions for opening. After consultation between the governments of Guangdong and Hong Kong, the Huanggang Port will be officially opened for operation at 6:30 on October 12, providing 24-hour customs clearance services for passengers and passenger vehicles.

On July 31 this year, the Huanggang Port Hong Kong Port Area was officially established, under the jurisdiction of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in accordance with local laws. The Huanggang Port in Shenzhen will implement the "one place, two inspections" arrangement. After its official opening, it will become the most important 24-hour passenger land port between Hong Kong and Shenzhen.

The Secretary for Security of the Hong Kong SAR Government, Tang Bingqiang, said when meeting the media on the 9th that the Huanggang Port is an important project for Hong Kong to better integrate into and serve the overall development of the country. Since the establishment of the Hong Kong Port Area, various departments of the SAR government have carried out more than 100 various drills and tests.

Deng Bingqiang said that Huanggang Port has the capacity to handle 200,000 passengers per day. On the opening day, the Security Bureau will allocate sufficient manpower to handle the large-scale passenger flow. The SAR Government Police Force will activate the Emergency Monitoring and Support Center and Frontline Command Center on the first day of operation to monitor the opening status of the port, the flow of people and vehicles, and surrounding traffic conditions in real time.

After the new joint inspection building at Huanggang Port is put into use, travel inspection services to and from the temporary travel inspection building at Huanggang Port in Shenzhen and the Lok Ma Chau Control Point in Hong Kong will be suspended simultaneously. (over)