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  Excuse me, have you filled out the customs QR code? If you haven’t filled it out, come over here.

  [Explanation] After three years, Hong Kong and the Mainland ushered in the first phase of quarantine-free "customs clearance" on January 8.

The crowds at the deserted border crossings reappeared under the epidemic. The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge connects three places. The reporter recorded the tourists from Hong Kong and Macao who rushed to cross the border on the first day at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Port. They were in a hurry and full of joy.

  [Explanation] At 9:30 in the morning, the port immigration hall has not yet opened, passengers from Hong Kong are already waiting, and the port staff are also making final preparations.

With the opening of the hall at 10 o'clock, Hong Kong tourists came in one after another.

Many of these tourists entered the Mainland for the first time in the past three years.

After the 74-year-old Mr. Xiao successfully passed the test, he faced the camera and burst into tears before he could speak.

  [Concurrent] Mr. Xiao, a Hong Kong tourist

  I'm sorry, I'm so excited. I haven't been back for more than three years. It's rare to be able to come back this time without being quarantined.

I am 74 years old, so I applied for the first time and passed the customs. I miss it very much. I have many friends (who have never met), we don’t know our age, when we will meet, and when we will have the opportunity to meet again in the future, so I am very excited.

  [Explanation] Mr. Liu, who also hasn't returned to his residence in the Mainland for three years, laughed out loud. The outbreak of the epidemic three years ago made him do housework first after entering the country.

  [Concurrent] Hong Kong tourist Mr. Liu

  Go back and check the house for mold and the contents of the refrigerator are not smelly.

  [Concurrent] Hong Kong tourist Mr. Li

  After waiting for several years, I finally cleared the level today, with a very excited and very looking forward to it.

  [Concurrent] Ms. Liu, a tourist from Hong Kong

  Now it seems to have returned to the way it was before. You can get on the bus immediately when you arrive at the port. All the customs clearance processes are smooth, and it is much more convenient to go home.

  [Concurrent] Fang Zhibo, Director of the Border Inspection Department of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Border Inspection Station

  Now it can be seen that the passenger flow has been constantly bustling, and this situation has not been seen in three years.

During the Spring Festival travel season, the passenger flow between Zhuhai and Hong Kong should have rebounded significantly according to the previous practice. We expect the passenger flow to return to the data around the Spring Festival in 2019, which is about 30,000 passengers per day.

  [Explanation] Most of the passengers who come here are pulling big suitcases, which are packed with New Year's goods for the New Year, gifts for old friends, and also full of three years of separation and longing, as well as the joy of reunion after a long absence. and blessings.

  [Explanation] On the other side of the Gongbei Port, the number of inbound passengers here is even more impressive, and the queues in the immigration hall are also long queues. From 00:00 on the 8th, no foreigner or other overseas traveler will stay in Macao for 7 days. Historical personnel, traveling from Macau to Zhuhai does not require a negative nucleic acid test result to enter the country.

The implementation of the new entry-exit policy has also increased the enthusiasm of passengers to pass the customs.

  [Same period] Hu Hongyu, director of the Border Inspection Department of Gongbei Border Inspection Station, Zhuhai General Inspection Station

  Today's passenger flow has obviously increased compared to before. It is estimated that today's passenger flow will exceed 220,000. This kind of passenger flow will probably recover to more than 60% of what it was before the epidemic. We believe that as the policy continues to be favorable, the passenger flow will recover. In the state before the epidemic, it may reach a peak attendance of more than 400,000.

  [Explanation] According to statistics, as of 20:00 on January 8, the Zhuhai General Inspection Station has inspected a total of 311,400 passengers entering and exiting Zhuhai-Hong Kong and Zhuhai-Macao ports through Gongbei, Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, Hengqin, Qingmao, and Wanchai. The previous day's chain rose sharply by 38.8%.

  Reporter Wang Qingran and Chen Jimin report from Zhuhai

Responsible editor: [Luo Pan]