Hong Kong and the Mainland will implement quarantine-free customs clearance today. At the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point, which was opened for the first phase of customs clearance, regarding 300 citizens were waiting outside the gate before the border crossing hall opened. Many people crossing the border carry their luggage through the border, including the PlayStation PS5 game console that has been hyped in the market.
Hong Kong citizens who are transiting the border must hold an appointment quota certificate and a 48-hour negative nucleic acid test certificate, but the negative SMS notification of the free nucleic acid test is not applicable. Ms. Zheng, a citizen, was refused to pass the border because she only had free test results.
Chief Executive Lee Ka-chao visited the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point at around 8:30 this morning. His colleagues included Chief Secretary for Administration Chan Kwok-kee, Secretary for Security Tang Ping-keung, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong, and Commissioner of Customs Ho Pui-shan. After the inspection, Lee Ka-chao described that the overall operation was smooth on the first day of customs clearance, and the most people made an appointment to leave on the 29th of the year.
Originally published on AM730 https://www.am730.com.hk/Local/Customs Clearance-Exemption of Customs Clearance in the Mainland of Hong Kong Now Implemented-Li Jiachao described the overall operation as smooth/356103?utm_source=yahoorss&utm_medium=referral
