China News Service, Haikou, February 20th: Haikou directly hits the Qiongzhou Strait and returns: Passenger flow remains high, and services from all walks of life are heart-warming
Reporter Fu Yuqun
On the day after the Spring Festival holiday, the number of vehicles leaving the island in the Qiongzhou Strait remained high. On the afternoon of the 19th, reporters saw in and around the Haikou New Seaport Port area that all walks of life in Haikou provided 24-hour non-stop heart-warming services to passengers crossing the sea, which received praise from passengers.
"Vehicles queued up to enter the port area for almost 10 hours and consumed a lot of fuel. I encountered oil emergency support points along the way, which relieved my urgent need." Mr. Li, who drove a vehicle and waited in line to enter the new seaport, said that although it took a long time to cross the sea , with the guarantee of oil, the journey across the sea becomes more leisurely.
The picture shows a cross-sea passenger seeking refueling help at an oil emergency support point near the new seaport on February 19. Photo by China News Service reporter Fu Yuqun
In order to ensure that vehicles crossing the sea enter the port in an orderly manner, Haikou has designated multiple areas around the port as waiting areas for vehicles leaving the island. Over the past few days, the ferry terminals at Haikou City’s ports have been at saturation. According to ticket sales data, as of 15:00 on the 19th, a total of approximately 20,000 cars have been reserved for departure from the island, approximately 10,000 have been transported to the island, and approximately 10,000 have been reserved for departure throughout the day.
The reporter saw in the Wuyuan River waiting area on the afternoon of the 19th that a large number of vehicles were slowly moving forward and queuing up to cross the sea. Traffic police staff were directing the vehicles and the scene was in order.
Ms. Lin from Guangzhou told reporters that her family bought a ferry ticket at 7 o'clock on the 19th and started queuing to enter the new seaport at 5 o'clock in the morning. "The vehicles queued for more than ten hours. Fortunately, there were service points on the road to provide emergency meals and supplies." ." Ms. Lin said that the local government provided emergency support measures such as volunteer service points and mobile toilets, which alleviated passengers' anxiety about crossing the sea.
The picture shows passengers crossing the sea receiving biscuits, mineral water and other emergency supplies at the passenger service point on February 19. Photo by China News Service reporter Fu Yuqun
The reporter saw on Binhai Avenue in Haikou City that there are mobile toilet signs on the roadside every 200 meters or so, and there are passenger service points every two kilometers or so to provide 24-hour uninterrupted service. At the passenger service point, passengers crossing the sea can receive free emergency medicine, mineral water, rice pudding, biscuits and other supplies. There are also volunteers on site to answer inquiries from passengers and help them understand the latest policy information for crossing the sea.
Due to the long queue time of vehicles in the waiting area, Haikou specially coordinated the setting up of refueling points and arranged oil tankers to ensure fuel service for vehicles crossing the sea. Dong Haoyan, a staff member of PetroChina Hainan Sales Co., Ltd., said that since the service was launched on the 15th, refueling guarantees have been provided 24 hours a day, and currently 180 to 200 vehicles use fuel every day.
In addition, Haikou hotels also provide warm-hearted service measures for travelers crossing the sea. Wei Ling, the person in charge of the catering department of Haikou Hongyantang Hotel, a hotel along Binhai Avenue, said that since the peak return period of the Spring Festival, there has been a constant flow of traffic in front of the hotel. On the 15th, the hotel began to set up a heart-warming station at the door to provide free hot water for passengers crossing the sea. Water and meal purchase and other services are provided, and guests staying at the hotel can also receive free late check-out service on their return trip.
The picture shows vehicles crossing the sea lining up to enter the port and waiting to cross the sea on February 19. Photo by China News Service reporter Fu Yuqun
The reporter learned that since February 2, Haikou has launched the Qiongzhou Strait Spring Festival Emergency Volunteer Service, and has set up 18 temporary emergency support volunteer service points along the roads inside and outside the port area and in the waiting parking lot, providing 24 hours a day uninterrupted services to passengers. Emergency material support, information consultation, traffic guidance and other services. As of noon on the 19th, Haikou organized volunteers to serve more than 500,000 passengers.
According to the Qiongzhou Strait Spring Festival Transport Work Press Conference held by Haikou City on the 19th, the number of vehicles scheduled to cross the sea at the three ports in Haikou began to decrease from the 20th. Based on the ticket sales data, the Qiongzhou Strait will basically return to normal transportation status on the morning of the 20th.
The Haikou Municipal Transportation and Port and Navigation Administration Bureau and the Haikou Municipal Public Security Bureau Traffic Police Detachment jointly issued an announcement on the night of the 19th, saying that the "three ports" of the Qiongzhou Strait have resumed normal operations. In order to shorten the journey for passengers to enter the port, Haikou is scheduled to open on the 19th. The temporary waiting parking lot will be closed at 24:00. Drivers and passengers holding Xinhaiport ferry tickets for February 20 and later can check into the port no more than 3 hours in advance according to the postponed flight time. (over)