Revamped Huanggang Port opens with joint clearance system linking Hong Kong and Shenzhen

The revamped Huanggang Port has officially opened after six years of redevelopment, becoming the first border checkpoint between Hong Kong and mainland China to use a “joint clearance” system for immigration. The facility, which opened at 6.30am on Monday, has replaced the old Huanggang Port in Shenzhen, which served city residents via a shuttle bus ride from the San Tin public transport interchange or private vehicles via the Lok Ma Chau control point. With immigration procedures for both the...

HONG KONG, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The redeveloped Huanggang Port opened at 6:30 a.m. (local time) on Monday, streamlining cross-border passenger travel between China's Shenzhen and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The port operates under a co-location arrangement with a new "collaborative inspection and joint clearance" mode, allowing travelers to complete both Hong Kong and Shenzhen immigration clearance i

SHENZHEN, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- A launch ceremony was held on Sunday in Shenzhen, announcing that the redeveloped Huanggang Port, an important 24-hour passenger land boundary control point between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, will begin operation on Oct. 12. With significantly enhanced customs clearance efficiency, the redeveloped port is expected to boost regional connectivity and facilitate cross-border travel for th

The revamped Huanggang checkpoint is a “critical milestone” for the connectivity of the Greater Bay Area, Hong Kong’s leader has said, as the city and Shenzhen count down to its launch on Monday. Speaking at a ceremony on Sunday, Chief Executive John Lee-Ka Chiu said the Huanggang control point was a “landmark project” built and shared through the joint efforts of Hong Kong and Shenzhen. “Hong Kong unveiled its first five-year plan last month to proactively align with the national 15th five-year...

The Huanggang Port will open on Monday after more than six years of redevelopment and rounds of preparatory drills. The 24/7 checkpoint will be the first to adopt the “joint clearance” model, where passengers can complete both departure and entry clearance in a single three-gated automated channel. As the final checks are carried out, the South China Morning Post explains what you need to navigate the new checkpoint. 1. Do I need to register for ‘joint clearance’? Yes, Hong Kong and mainland...

Hong Kong travel agencies are offering tours featuring “five-minute clearance” at the revamped Huanggang Port when it opens on Monday, but the security chief has urged those who do not need to use the crossing immediately to delay their visits. Three days before the port’s official opening, the South China Morning Post on Friday found a number of tour packages advertised on social media that promoted the redeveloped border checkpoint as a new attraction for trips to mainland China. An...

Authorities in Hong Kong and Shenzhen have announced that the newly revamped Huanggang border crossing will begin operation next Monday, with an opening ceremony scheduled for Sunday. In a notice jointly issued on Friday, Hong Kong’s Security Bureau and Shenzhen’s Office of Port of Entry and Exit announced that the new control point will open […]

The revamped Huanggang border crossing between Hong Kong and Shenzhen will open on Monday, after both sides confirmed the facility was ready for service. Confirming an earlier South China Morning Post report, the Hong Kong government said on Friday that the new Huanggang border crossing would commence operations at 6.30am, October 12, replacing the current Lok Ma Chau-Huanggang port as the sole round-the-clock clearance point. “Acceptance inspection of the new port building of the Huanggang Port...