The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government has made every effort to ensure the stability of materials supplied to Hong Kong under the new arrangement of land cross-border transportation

　　China News Service, Hong Kong, March 13. A spokesman for the Hong Kong SAR government said on the 13th that the SAR government has been working closely with the Guangdong Provincial People's Government and the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government to continuously improve cross-border transportation arrangements to ensure a stable supply of materials to Hong Kong. Strengthen various epidemic prevention and control work to avoid epidemic spillover.

　　In response to the current development of the epidemic between the two places, starting from 0:00 on March 14, all Shenzhen-Hong Kong cross-boundary goods vehicles entering Shenzhen must stop at the connecting point at Huanggang Port, Wenjindu Port, Liantang Port and Shenzhen. The bay port connection point implements centralized cross-border transportation connection by land to reduce the risk of the spread of the epidemic between the two places.

At the same time, in order to ensure the stable supply of fresh products in Hong Kong, the customs clearance time of Man Kam To Port will be extended from 7:00 am to 10:00 pm now to 7:00 am to 3:00 am the next day.

　　The spokesman said that the SAR Government will also continue to promote the temporary cargo connection arrangements implemented at the Hong Kong International Airport Cargo Facility, Kwai Tsing Container Terminal and Tuen Mun River Trade Terminal together with the Guangdong Provincial People's Government and the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government to ensure smooth cross-border transport by land. .

　　In addition, the SAR government will further increase the capacity of water transportation to improve the supply of fresh food and other necessities.

At present, Shenzhen has opened 3 waterway transportation routes, and other cities in Guangdong have also opened 6 waterway transportation routes, with a daily capacity of more than 10,000 tons.

　　The spokesman said that in addition to vigorously expanding waterway transport, the SAR government is also promoting the use of railway transport to increase transport capacity at full speed.

The SAR Government is actively working with various parties to further increase the frequency of railway transportation, with a view to enhancing and complementing the supply of land, water and railway lines.

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