[Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Special Line] (New Year's News) Fuma's "Little Three Links" during the Spring Festival holiday: carrying two-way reunions
China News Service, Fuzhou, February 17th: Title: Fuma's "small three links" during the Spring Festival holiday: carrying two-way reunions
Author Yang Xin
"Go back to work and come back for the Lantern Festival!" On February 17, the eighth day of the first lunar month, Ms. Chen, a Taiwanese compatriot, greeted Chen Huang, an immigration management police officer at the Fuzhou Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station, while clearing customs at Mawei Langqi Port in Fuzhou.
"Last year, the 'little three-way' route that I had been looking forward to for a long time resumed service before the Spring Festival, but there were no flights during the Spring Festival, which was a bit regretful." The female Taiwanese compatriot said that during the Spring Festival this year, the flights were always efficient and smooth, and the whole family was finally busy. Let’s celebrate the holidays together.
On February 10, the Fuma "Little Three Links" route ushered in a peak flow of passengers returning home to visit relatives, and Taiwanese compatriots entering the country were going through customs clearance procedures. Photo by Yang Xin
Starting from January 26, the Fu (zhou) Ma (zu) "small three links" route started this year's maritime Spring Festival transportation and ended on March 5.
"I saw the reminder from the Fuzhou Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station about the 'mini three links' passenger traffic peak, so I came back one day early." Mr. Lin, a Taiwan compatriot who entered the country on New Year's Day, was full of praise for the fast lane. "According to the guidance of the police, Take the express lane, it’s so smooth.”
Starting from the New Year's Eve, Fuma's "Little Three Links" route ushered in the peak passenger flow during the Spring Festival, and ships were fully loaded for many days. A female Taiwanese compatriot surnamed Li lamented, "Now you have to wait on the waiting list to buy tickets. It's so popular."
According to statistics from the Fuzhou Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station, during the Spring Festival holiday (February 10-17), the station inspected and released a total of 2,424 people and 34 ships entering and exiting via the Fuma "Small Three Links" route, of which the daily average Inbound passenger flow increased by 91% compared with January.
Wu Qian, an immigration police officer at the station, told reporters that most of the tourists arriving on New Year’s Eve come back for New Year’s Eve dinner. Most of the tourists on the first day of the Lunar New Year come to pay New Year greetings. Most of them go back to their parents’ homes on the second day of the Lunar New Year. On the third and fourth days of the Lunar New Year, most of them come to visit friends and relatives. The number of tourists traveling has increased.
On February 10, the immigration management police at the Fuzhou Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station presented Chinese knots to Taiwan compatriots entering the country. Photo by Yang Xin
"We will deploy additional police forces based on passenger flow forecasts." Wu Qian said that all channels at the station will be open during the Spring Festival, and we will make every effort to ensure that passengers can clear customs quickly and safely. At the same time, passengers who clear customs during the holidays will be given Chinese knots to add to the reunion trip. Some joy.
In response to the practical difficulties faced by the large number of Taiwanese families during the Spring Festival travel season and the inconvenience of customs clearance with children and large luggage, the Fuzhou Immigration Inspection Station launched service initiatives such as the "Family Fun" family channel and the "Hand-in-Hand" exclusive channel, which were well received by passengers traveling between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.
Mr. Zhang, a Taiwanese compatriot, said that he brought a lot of luggage to visit relatives during the Chinese New Year, and his children were at an active age. Border police officers guided them through exclusive channels and helped them pick up and deliver their documents, making customs clearance heart-warming and practical. “This route is great for us. It’s so important.”
Reunion is the background of the Spring Festival. The ships on the Fuma "Little Three Links" route travel between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait every day, carrying passengers, and it is a two-way reunion. Lin Chong, deputy captain of the third team on duty at the Fuzhou Border Inspection Station, said that during the Spring Festival, he would stick to the port every day to welcome compatriots home; in the new year, he would continue to serve the Fuma "small three links" route and help build the cross-strait integrated development demonstration zone. (over)