The Hong Kong government has been fighting the epidemic for three years, and China and Hong Kong have been isolated. During this period, customs clearance has been repeatedly reported and failed. Recently, China and Hong Kong customs clearance has been rumored again, and it is said that it will be before the Lunar New Year. The latest news is that nearly 1,000 people from the immigration department and customs will go down. On Wednesday (28th), he returned to the port to prepare for duty. However, the current epidemic situation in Shenzhen is serious, and there may not be enough manpower to open and close the switch. If there is good news for the customs clearance of the two places, it will be announced by Chief Executive Li Jiachao who will return to Hong Kong tomorrow (24th) at the earliest.
It is understood that during the many years of the epidemic, some entry-exit port control stations were temporarily closed. Most of the immigration and customs personnel responsible for the management of passenger entry and exit affairs were dispatched to other departments to deal with the epidemic, including quarantine facilities. Work. Recently, it has been widely rumored that China and Hong Kong will be cleared soon. Although the date has not yet been confirmed, in order to avoid sudden customs clearance, the Immigration Department and Customs have begun to make preparations, and the relevant personnel will be transferred back to the original positions at the original entry-exit ports so that they can re-acquaint themselves. work process.
In addition, it has recently been pointed out that the West Kowloon High Speed Rail Station will reopen next month to prepare for the resumption of trains between the Mainland and Hong Kong. A reporter from Dongwang went to the West Kowloon High Speed Rail Station today (23rd) to learn about the situation, and saw that the station closure notice was still posted outside the station, and the outdoors were also undergoing maintenance works. Most of the entrances and exits are still closed, and only some of the entrances and exits are for the small number of staff in the station to enter and exit, and there are security guards stationed there. During the period, citizens went to the station with suitcases to inquire, but the security guards at the station only told them that the station was not open. The security guard told the reporter that he had not received any preparations for customs clearance, and that there were only a small number of employees working in the station. Liao Zhenxin, deputy director of the Bureau of Transport and Logistics, said last week that the bureau has “constantly made intensive preparations” for cross-border traffic such as high-speed rail, and can make arrangements as soon as possible after customs clearance.
