China News Service, Hong Kong, January 6th, title: Shenzhen Bay Port has set off a "returning wave" Hong Kong people look forward to reunion with their families during the Spring Festival
China News Agency reporter Zhang Xiaoxi
"I'm very excited. I haven't been back for more than half a year. This time I'm going back to spend the New Year with my family." On January 6, at the Hong Kong side of Shenzhen Bay Port, Miss Huang with luggage in hand and a stylish dress was interviewed by a reporter from China News Service. Said in the interview.
Like Ms. Huang, the Lunar New Year is approaching, and many Hong Kong people and "Hong Kong drifters" have chosen to return to the mainland from Hong Kong in advance. After being quarantined in a hotel in Shenzhen, they will reunite with their families and spend the Chinese New Year together.
According to figures released by the Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, in the past week, the number of people leaving the country through the Shenzhen Bay Port and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge to the Mainland remained at about 900 to 1500, and most people chose to exit the Shenzhen Bay Port.
The staff on the Hong Kong side of the Shenzhen Bay Port also told reporters that there has been a lot of people going to the mainland from the port recently, and work has become more busy than before.
On the morning of the 6th, the reporter saw on the Hong Kong side of Shenzhen Bay Port that many people were pushing their suitcases to go to the mainland. Among them were lone travelers, families and friends.
Many Hong Kong people talked to reporters about their experience of rushing to book a segregated hotel in Shenzhen.
"I booked it very early. I made it about two weeks ago. It should be too late if I book it now." Mr. Wang told reporters that the Shenzhen Quarantine Hotel is now "full" and needs to be prepared in advance to ensure that "there is Bit".
Mr. Wang also said that although isolation is still inconvenient, it is currently a "good for both sides" approach, and hopes that both Hong Kong and the Mainland can well control the epidemic.
Ms. Huang used "fast, accurate, and ruthless" to describe the process of rushing to book an isolated hotel in Shenzhen.
"Because of the reduction in the number of places now, I have been robbed for many days and have not been able to grab it. After that, I asked a lot of friends to grab it together, and finally got it with great difficulty," she said.
A Mr. Lai, who works in Hong Kong, told reporters that he hadn't seen his grandmother in the mainland for more than a year, and wanted to go back to see her and see friends in the mainland.
"But in fact, my mood is also very complicated, because isolation in the hotel is also quite boring. During the 30-day holiday, 21 of them are in isolation. The rest of the time should be spent on New Year’s greetings, and I don’t have much time for free activities. ." Mr. Lai said.
And Ms. Zhang, who returned to Shenzhen from Hong Kong with her son for the New Year, said that she was able to grab a place in the quarantine hotel room to return home for the New Year. She was "happy to sleep" last night. Although the isolation time was very long, there were children with her. It feels better to spend it together.
"We may watch TV, eat, and sleep in the hotel, but we hope to see our family and reunite with them before New Year's Eve." Ms. Zhang said, she also wished Hong Kong people, whether in Hong Kong or the Mainland, a safe and healthy life. new Year.
The reporter saw that on the Hong Kong side of the Shenzhen Bay Port, people entering the immigration hall used "Travel with peace of mind" to scan through the code. Hong Kong people going to the mainland also wore masks and queued to pass the customs as required. The scene was in good order.
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