[Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Special Line] During the Spring Festival holiday, nearly 43,000 passengers traveled between Fujian and Taiwan, a year-on-year increase of approximately 7.6 times
China News Service, Xiamen, February 18 (Wang Zhen, Tang Ruilan) The Xiamen Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station disclosed on the 18th that during the 2024 Spring Festival holiday (February 10 to February 17), Fujian ports inspected nearly 43,000 cross-strait passengers. The number of visitors increased by about 7.6 times year-on-year, and by about 21% compared with the same period in 2019.
The booming cross-strait personnel exchanges have become a highlight of the Fujian port during the Spring Festival holiday. Border inspection sources said that with the continuous accumulation of policies and measures to benefit Taiwan, exchange activities such as root-finding, ancestor worship, ethnic religions, and folk beliefs in Fujian and Taiwan during the Spring Festival holiday have become more intensive.
On February 17, Taiwanese compatriots went through customs clearance and entry procedures at Xiamen Wutong Port. (Photo courtesy of Xiamen Gaoqi Border Inspection Station)
At about 17:50 on February 17, the "Xin Wuyi" passenger ship carrying more than 200 passengers departed from Kinmen and arrived at Xiamen Wutong Passenger Terminal. So far, the Xiamen Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station has successfully completed the customs clearance support services for the cross-strait "small three links" passenger routes during the Spring Festival holiday.
According to the Xiamen Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station, on February 17, the cross-strait "mini-three links" passenger routes ushered in the highest inbound and outbound passenger flow during the Spring Festival holiday, with a total of more than 4,250 inbound and outbound passengers and more than 20 passenger ships inspected. During the eight-day Spring Festival holiday, Fujian Port inspected nearly 100 cross-strait direct air passenger flights with more than 15,700 passengers, and more than 170 cross-strait "mini three links" passenger ships with more than 27,200 passengers.
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
According to statistics from the Xiamen Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station, on February 16, Fujian ports ushered in the peak of inbound and outbound passenger flow during the Spring Festival holiday. A total of nearly 23,000 inbound and outbound passengers were inspected, and more than 150 inbound and outbound transportation vehicles were inspected. During the entire Spring Festival holiday, Fujian ports inspected more than 160,000 inbound and outbound passengers and more than 1,300 transportation vehicles, which increased by approximately 3.7 times and 1.8 times year-on-year respectively, returning to nearly 80% and nearly 10% of the same period in 2019, respectively. Ninety percent. (over)