Hong Kong: 1.32 million passenger trips recorded at various control points on Chung Yeung Festival; Huanggang Port shows yellow alert for first time during long holiday

Hong Kong Immigration Department said today (October 19) that 1.32 million passenger trips were recorded at various control points yesterday during the Chung Yeung Festival, including 629,000 arrivals and 692,000 departures. Yesterday (October 18) was the first long holiday since the commissioning of Huanggang Port, and the Hong Kong Security Bureau's information platform "Port Traffic" once showed a yellow alert. According to Hong Kong Immigration Department data, 152,000 passenger trips were recorded at Huanggang Port yesterday, including 74,000 arrivals and 77,000 departures, with local residents accounting for 66,000 arrivals and 66,000 departures respectively. Hong Kong Immigration Department data shows that Lo Wu remains the busiest land control point, with a total of 259,000 passenger trips passing through Lo Wu. The Hong Kong Immigration Department expects that this afternoon to evening will be the arrival peak at Huanggang Port, and advises travellers to plan their journeys in advance.