Resumption of Customs Clearance with the Mainland The first batch of Hong Kong inbound tourists arrives in Zhuhai, Guangdong

　　The reporter learned from the Zhuhai Entry-Exit Frontier Inspection General Station that at 0:42 on January 8, the first Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge shuttle bus that resumed operation departed from the Hong Kong Port and arrived safely at the Zhuhai Highway Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. There were 27 people on board. Hong Kong inbound tourists.

This is the first batch of Hong Kong inbound tourists welcomed by the mainland after the implementation of the "Class B and B control" measures for the new crown virus infection.

At 0:30 on the same day, six mainland tourists departed for Hong Kong from the Zhuhai Highway Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge.

　　According to the latest customs clearance policy, from 0:00 on January 8, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong-to-Zhuhai shuttle bus will resume 24-hour operation, and the number of Hong Kong-to-Zhuhai routes will increase to 168.

Persons entering Hong Kong with a negative nucleic acid test result for COVID-19 infection 48 hours before departure do not need to undergo nucleic acid testing and quarantine.

Passengers entering and leaving the country via the Zhuhai port should successfully purchase a car ticket before going to the port. Passengers traveling by car must make an appointment in advance, and passengers of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge shuttle bus can pass the customs without an appointment.

　　The Zhuhai Highway Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is the only land port in China that is open to Hong Kong and Macao at the same time.

Fang Zhibo, director of the border inspection department of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge border inspection station at the Zhuhai General Inspection Station, said that he will give full play to the advantages of the port's 24-hour customs clearance, accurately implement the "Type B and B management" measures, and fully open the border inspection and inspection channels to welcome customs clearance Later, the inbound and outbound passengers and vehicles from Hong Kong and Macau will facilitate the movement of people and vehicles in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau, and promote the integrated development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

　　(CCTV News client headquarter reporter Wei Xing Chen Huiting Qu Baiyu)