(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Hong Kong cross-border truck drivers can enjoy the convenience of customs clearance in the Mainland two weeks after being vaccinated
China News Service, Hong Kong, April 20 (Reporter Zeng Ping) Hong Kong cross-border truck drivers who have been vaccinated with two doses of the new crown vaccine for 14 days can enjoy the convenience of customs clearance in the Mainland from April 23.
The Director of the Civil Service Bureau of the Special Administrative Region Government, Nie Dequan, who is responsible for coordinating the Hong Kong's new crown vaccination plan, posted on a social platform on the 20th that he hopes that Hong Kong's vaccination rate will gradually increase and a protective barrier will be established so that more convenient measures can be implemented.
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the Guangdong Provincial Government reached an agreement earlier that starting from 0:00 on April 23, cross-border truck drivers who have received two doses of the new crown vaccine for 14 days, if they receive the Guangdong Province’s approval through the “Yuekang Code” system The information issued by the information provided by the Transport Department requires only a 72-hour negative nucleic acid test certificate when entering Shenzhen and Zhuhai, and no daily entry nucleic acid sampling is required.
Nie Dequan pointed out that in addition to the efforts of the SAR government, the issue of customs clearance can only be achieved with the support of the Guangdong Provincial Government. He hopes that the vaccination rate will gradually increase, the establishment of protective barriers, and more convenient measures can be implemented.
According to the registration records of the Hong Kong Transport Department, there are currently about 11,000 cross-border truck drivers, of which more than 7,000 are active drivers.
As of April 15, about 6,700 cross-border truck drivers have received the first dose of the new crown vaccine, and about 5,700 cross-border truck drivers have received the second dose, accounting for more than 90% of the active cross-border truck drivers. And 80%.
The SAR government urges drivers who have not yet been vaccinated to act as soon as possible to enjoy the convenience of customs clearance brought by the vaccinations.
In an interview with a reporter from China News Agency, Chen Zhaohua, chairman of the Automobile Transportation Industry Federation of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, said that the relevant measures are gradually moving in a good direction for cross-border truck drivers.
He urged Hong Kong citizens to actively vaccinate, because the more people vaccinated, the better the chance of relaxing the barrier.
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