China News Service, April 12. According to a report on the Hong Kong "Sing Tao Daily" website, the Hong Kong Immigration Department estimates that there will be approximately 6.1 million passengers (including Hong Kong residents and visitors) during the Easter holiday (that is, April 18 to 22). ), entering and exiting Hong Kong via various sea, land and air control points.
Data map: Many passengers undergo security checks at Hong Kong West Kowloon Station. Photo by China News Service reporter Zhang Wei
The Hong Kong Immigration Department estimates that about 79% of tourists, or about 4.8 million people, will enter and exit Hong Kong through various land border control points. The peak period for land departures is expected to be April 19, with 657,000 departures, while the peak period for entry is April 21, with 552,000 arrivals.
Lo Wu will be the busiest control point. It is estimated that about 1.54 million passengers will enter and exit Hong Kong during the period, which is an average of about 309,000 passengers per day. The passenger flow at Lok Ma Chau Spur Line and Shenzhen Bay control point will also be very busy. It is expected that during the period, an average of about 192,000 and 150,000 people will enter and exit each day respectively.
In order to ease the flow of passengers during the holidays, the Hong Kong Immigration Department has reduced the number of vacation days for frontline staff to flexibly deploy manpower, and opened additional inspection counters and channels to ease the flow of people and vehicles. At the same time, the Hong Kong Immigration Department will also deploy additional security personnel to help maintain order for passengers passing through the border.
