Cross-border tourism and consumption in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area continues to rise during the National Day holiday

CCTV news: During the National Day holiday, business districts and scenic spots in major cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area have become more popular. Coupled with convenient customs clearance measures such as "two vehicles going north" and smart customs clearance, this has further catalyzed the two-way cross-border boom for mainland residents to travel to Hong Kong and Macao and Hong Kong and Macao residents to "go north" for consumption. On October 4, the inbound and outbound passenger flow at Shenzhen-Hong Kong ports continued to run at a high level.

Dragging suitcases and pushing trolleys, many citizens and tourists embarked on their holiday trip with smiles on their faces. Since the National Day holiday, as of 12:00 on October 4, the Huanggang Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station has inspected nearly 930,000 passengers entering and exiting through Huanggang and Futian Ports, a year-on-year increase of 9%.

Hong Kong has a public holiday on October 1st, which overlaps with the weekends of the 3rd and 4th. During these two days, Hong Kong residents have strong demand for travel. According to statistics from the Shenzhen Border Inspection Station, during the National Day holiday, the average daily inbound and outbound passenger flows at the three main land ports of Luohu, Futian and Shenzhen Bay were approximately 250,000, 200,000 and 190,000 respectively. Among them, on October 4, the Shenzhen land port will usher in a peak of two-way passenger flow, which is expected to reach 1.04 million passengers.

Peng Sisi, deputy captain of the fourth team on duty at the Huanggang Border Inspection Station of the Shenzhen Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station, said that due to the long holidays and overlapping weekends, as well as multiple concerts and sports events in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, as well as Hong Kong’s National Day fireworks display, festival exhibitions and other large-scale activities, the demand for cross-border travel is strong. Huanggang and Futian Ports will usher in peak inbound and outbound passenger flows. Among them, the peak daily passenger flow at Huanggang Port may exceed 60,000.

According to statistics from the Huanggang Border Inspection Station, since 2026, the station has inspected nearly 1 million inbound and outbound foreigners, a year-on-year increase of 23%. Among them, nearly 200,000 foreigners enjoyed the visa-free entry policy, a year-on-year surge of 48%.