West Kowloon Station in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, part of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link, is seeing large numbers of overseas passengers arriving for the upcoming Canton Fair.
The 138th Canton Fair is scheduled to begin Oct 15 in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, featuring an import exhibition area of 30,000 square meters.
"I'm from Poland, BS Trading. Purpose to China is looking for new products and purchasing products. And normally we go two times a year. So I'm very positive about China," said a Polish businessman.
The comfortable and convenient high-speed rail and the fast customs clearance are handling the uptick in passenger traffic.
"We are from Russia and intend to buy keyboards and earphones. We participate in the Canton Fair every year and have found a very good business partner," said a trader.
"It is expected that during this autumn's Canton Fair, the number of foreign visitors will increase 30 percent compared with last year. To properly handle the peak flow of foreign tourists, the border inspection station at West Kowloon has set up a designated area and lane for foreigners, and dispatched officers fluent in foreign languages to provide on-site services, offering efficient and smooth customs clearance services to the merchants," said Jiang Jiang, officer at the West Kowloon Border Inspection Station under the Shenzhen General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection.
By Saturday, West Kowloon Station had recorded over 100 million inbound and outbound foreign passenger crossings this year, achieving this milestone 59 days earlier than last year and marking a 33 percent year-over-year rise.
Overseas passengers arrive in numbers at West Kowloon Station for Canton Fair
