Task force for collaboration on planning and development of Hong Kong-Shenzhen control points meeting held in Hong Kong (with photos)
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Mr Tang welcomed the arrival of the leaders of the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government, as well as members of the Office of Port of Entry and Exit of the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government and other relevant units, noting that they had done a lot of work to prepare for the meeting. At the meeting, the teams of the two sides discussed the functional positioning of the Hong Kong-Shenzhen land-based BCPs and the planning of transportation connection. They also reported the progress of various issues including the redevelopment projects at the Huanggang BCP and the Sha Tau Kok BCP, as well as the transfer of the existing function of fresh food clearance at the Man Kam To BCP.
In concluding the meeting, Mr Tang said that both sides agreed to implement the planning of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) development blueprint to promote the flows of people and goods in the GBA and take forward a series of measures to enhance the handling capability and clearance facilitation of the BCPs, giving full play to the leading role and knock-on effect of Hong Kong and Shenzhen as core engines for the development of the GBA.
Officials of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government attending the meeting also included representatives from the Transport and Logistics Bureau, the Environment and Ecology Bureau, the Northern Metropolis Co-ordination Office, the Immigration Department, the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department, the Planning Department, the Architectural Services Department, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and the Transport Department.
Ends/Thursday, November 16, 2023
Issued at HKT 15:53
Issued at HKT 15:53
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