6.5 million people to pass through Hong Kong borders during coming holiday
Immigration authorities expect high volume at Lo Wu, Lok Ma Chau Spur Line and Shenzhen Bay checkpoints during Easter and Ching Ming Festival holiday
Nearly 6.5 million people are expected to pass through Hong Kong’s border control points during the coming Easter and Ching Ming Festival holiday, the Immigration Department has said.
The department estimated that 6.44 million Hong Kong residents and visitors would pass through air, land and sea control points between Friday and Tuesday.
About 5.43 million trips were expected to be made via land boundary control points linking Hong Kong and Shenzhen.
The number of outbound and inbound trips using land borders will be relatively higher on Friday and Tuesday, with about 712,000 and 671,000 passengers expected, respectively.
Good Friday is a public holiday in Hong Kong. The festival falls on Sunday, so Monday is another holiday. Tuesday is also a holiday as it follows Easter Monday.