China News Service, Fuzhou, February 5th: The border inspection service is praised by the influx of Taiwan compatriots returning home

　　Author Ding Jichao Wang Weiran

　　"I haven't been back for the New Year in three years. I'm finally back this year. I'm so happy!" On the 5th, the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, Mr. Chen, a Taiwanese compatriot from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, passed through the entry hall of Fuzhou Changle International Airport under the guidance of the border inspection police. The express lane allows you to complete customs clearance procedures quickly.

　　As the main ancestral home of Taiwanese compatriots, Fuzhou has ushered in the peak of Taiwanese compatriots returning home to celebrate the New Year. According to Sun Wei, instructor of the fourth team on duty at the Fuzhou Airport Border Inspection Station, since January 1 this year, Fuzhou Airport has seen 15,000 Taiwanese entry and exit passengers, an increase of 27 times compared with the same period last year; inbound flights in recent days have been even more full. , almost all of them are Taiwanese compatriots who have returned to the mainland to reunite with their relatives and spend the Spring Festival.

On February 4, Taiwanese compatriots returning home for the Chinese New Year were queuing up to clear customs at the immigration inspection hall of Fuzhou Changle International Airport. Photo by Wang Weiran

　　Currently, Fuzhou Airport opens three direct air routes to Taiwan, including Taoyuan, Songshan and Kaohsiung. During the Spring Festival travel period, there are an average of 6 direct air flights to Taiwan per day.

　　At about 13:00 that day, flight MF880 from Taiwan Taoyuan Airport arrived at Fuzhou Airport on time. The reporter saw at the immigration inspection hall of Fuzhou Airport that there was a huge crowd at the immigration site, including middle-aged people returning home with their whole families, young couples with babies in their arms returning to the mainland to visit relatives, and elderly people in wheelchairs with limited mobility.

　　"Affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, most of the Taiwanese compatriots who returned home for the New Year this year have not been back for several years, so many people are very excited and can feel their deep homesickness." Liu Longsen, a police officer at the Fuzhou Airport Border Inspection Station, has It has been seven years since I went back to my hometown in Jiangxi to spend the New Year with my family, and I feel particularly deeply about this.

　　In front of the fast inspection information collection point, Mr. Huang, a Taiwanese compatriot, had just completed the information filing procedures and gave a thumbs up to the fast customs clearance service. He said: "I will take my whole family back to my hometown in Fujian to celebrate the New Year this year."

On February 4, Taiwan compatriots returning home for the Chinese New Year used the express lane to clear customs at Fuzhou Changle International Airport. Photo by Wang Weiran

　　Starting from January 1 this year, the Fuzhou Airport Immigration Inspection Station has launched a fast information collection and filing point in the entry hall. Qualified passengers can handle information collection and filing on site and use the fast lane to clear customs.

　　Ms. Xu, a native of Fuzhou who married in Taiwan, took her children through customs through the express lane. She told reporters that she never had the chance to take her back after the child was born. Now that the child is 9 years old, she took advantage of the Spring Festival holiday to take her on a journey to find her roots.

　　"The Spring Festival is a traditional festival for the Chinese nation. During every festival, we miss our loved ones even more." In front of the verification desk, Mr. He, who was sitting in a wheelchair, was going through customs clearance procedures accompanied by his son. "I am 91 years old this year. My biggest wish is to come back every year to see the place where I grew up and see my relatives in my hometown."

　　Mr. He's son told reporters that this year he and his younger brother took their parents back to Fuzhou to visit their relatives. "My parents are old and miss their relatives in their hometown deeply. They must come back to visit."

　　In view of the situation that Taiwanese compatriots who return home for the New Year have many elderly children and carry a lot of luggage, the Fuzhou Airport Immigration Station has deployed police personnel to provide guidance and assistance, and actively provide considerate services to Taiwanese compatriots in need.

　　"The passenger flow during Spring Festival this year has increased significantly compared with last year, and the entry and exit services at the port are heavy." The person in charge of the Fuzhou Airport Border Inspection Station said that they are fully prepared to deal with the peak passenger flow and provide services for the majority of entry and exit passengers, including Taiwanese compatriots. Efficient, convenient, safe and warm customs clearance services. (over)