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The dividends of the visa-free policy continue to be released, and the international route network continues to expand.
China News Service, Shenzhen, November 2 (Suo Youwei, Zeng Hui) According to statistics released by the Shenzhen Airport Border Inspection Station on the 2nd, in the first ten months of this year, 1.559 million foreigners entered and exited the Shenzhen Airport Port, a year-on-year increase of 27.7%, setting a record high for the same period in history.
It is understood that as the benefits of the visa-free policy continue to be released and the international route network continues to expand, the flow of foreign passengers at Shenzhen Airport has grown significantly since the beginning of this year.
At noon on November 2, international flights from South Korea, Mexico, Malaysia and other Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies arrived at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport one after another, and the port entry hall ushered in a peak passenger flow.
"Affected by the warm-up effect of the APEC meeting, the frequency of cross-border business visits by foreign tourists has increased, and the enthusiasm for tourism and tourism is high." Zheng Menglu, deputy captain of the fourth duty team of the Shenzhen Airport Immigration Station, said that in the first ten months of this year, the station inspected a total of 1.25 million foreigners from APEC member economies, a year-on-year increase of 29.6%, a record high for the same period in history. Among them, the number of tourists from Malaysia, South Korea, Singapore, the United States and other countries ranks among the top.

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