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Hong Kong’s newest border crossing to mainland China to open to passenger traffic from Monday

  • Heung Yuen Wai crossing, used by trucks only since 2020, will start operations as all border checkpoints resume service
  • Curious sightseers visit the New Territories checkpoint to check it out a day before it opens up

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Lim Kian-sang (with binoculars) , 69, travelled with a friend to the border crossing at Heung Yuen Wai, which will open to the public on Monday, to try and spot his wife’s flat just inside mainland China. Photo: Kahon Chan

Hong Kong’s newest overland link to mainland China has already attracted curious residents a day before it opens to the public.

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Heung Yuen Wai in the New Territories, used by trucks only since 2020, will now handle passenger traffic as well from Monday.

The checkpoint will begin operations the same day all border crossings are expected to reopen after nearly all remaining mainland travel restrictions were lifted.

The HK$33.7 billion crossing is the seventh land-based control point on the border between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, and adds to the city’s 14 existing sea, air and land routes to the mainland.

The Heung Yuen Wai checkpoint is open to passenger traffic for the first time from Monday. Photo: Dickson Lee
The Heung Yuen Wai checkpoint is open to passenger traffic for the first time from Monday. Photo: Dickson Lee

Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau land crossings will also reopen on Monday, with the latter bringing back round-the-clock travel between Hong Kong and Shenzhen after midnight.

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