The West Kowloon Station port in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, a critical point on the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link, has recorded over 100 million inbound and outbound foreign passenger visits this year.
The milestone in foreign entries and exits was achieved 59 days earlier than last year and marked a 33 percent year-over-year rise.
Many tourists said they came to visit China because they love the Chinese culture and are amazed by the country's fast development.
"I know many things. I've been reading about you. I love China, I love China from my heart. And you guys are so amazing and so advancing, everything. So, that's why we spend one month, because we want to go all over just to, you know, visit cities and know about you more, the technology, everything. We also want to buy cell phones, we want to buy laptops over here, because I love everything from here," said Alfonso Millirlandy, a U.S. tourist.
Other tourists said they chose to enter China through the West Kowloon Station because of its efficient operation and thoughtful services.
"Very convenient system, yeah, and the puff is easy to find for those with the suitcase, because we were worried about carrying suitcase throughout the whole of the stations. But it's very easy," said Alli Habib, a British tourist.
Some of the arriving travelers were also impressed by China's high-speed train network.
"I love it (the high-speed train). It's very affordable, very efficient, fast. It's easy to buy the ticket. I love it," said Jaime Andres, a Colombian tourist.
To handle the growing foreign passengers, the border inspection station at West Kowloon has improved their models to better monitor the passenger flow and has dispatched officers fluent in foreign languages to help those in need.
One HK port reports over one mln foreign entries, exits
The two-day 2025 Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Conference concluded on Friday in Shanghai, where multiple globally leading "China solutions" took center stage.
Under the theme "Brain connects the world, wisdom gathers in Shanghai," the event gathered research teams from major universities, leading industry developers, and experts across the BCI sector to strengthen the connection between research, application, and policy.
As part of the event, the first BCI competition featured four categories—fatigue detection, emotion recognition, brain-controlled robotic cars, and brain-controlled robotic arms - with 40 out of nearly 100 teams from across China received prizes.
In the BCI Industry Innovation Exhibition Zone, more than a dozen frontier-tech companies presented cutting-edge technologies ranging from key components to comprehensive system-level solutions.
Exhibits spanned the entire technology chain, from underlying hardware to clinical applications, covering fields such as sleep intervention, mental illness treatment, and rehabilitation for degenerative diseases—highlighting the latest trends in BCI development.
"We completed the first domestic clinical trial this March, and next year we will launch large-scale clinical trials," said an exhibitor named Chen Yaoxu.
Shanghai has established China's first future industry cluster dedicated to BCI technologies. During the conference, several new innovation platforms—including a BCI service platform and a joint laboratory for digital neuromedicine - were inaugurated.
"We are guided by clinical needs and clinical scenarios. At the same time, we are opening high-quality EEG datasets for enterprises to support their algorithm research and guide them in developing concrete products that truly address real-world needs," said Wang Zhuoyao, BCI Project manager of Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission.
Shanghai conference highlights China's cutting-edge brain-computer interface innovations
