LegCo Members Visit Huanggang Port Ahead of Opening, Highlighting Efficiency and Integration with National Development.

2026-08-01 18:17 Last Updated At：18:28

LegCo Members visit Huanggang Port Building Hong Kong Port Area

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LegCo Members visit Huanggang Port Building Hong Kong Port Area Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

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LegCo Members visit Huanggang Port Building Hong Kong Port Area Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The President of the Legislative Council (LegCo), Dr Starry Lee, together with members of the LegCo Panel on Security and other Members, conducted a visit to the Huanggang Port Building Hong Kong Port Area (the Hong Kong Port Area) today (August 1) to learn about the latest preparatory work prior to its opening, including facilities operations and clearance arrangements.

Accompanied by the Secretary for Security, Mr Tang Ping-keung, Members first received a briefing by representatives of the Security Bureau on the latest progress of the preparatory work for the Hong Kong Port Area, as well as the passenger clearance routes and facilities layout in the building. Members considered that the redevelopment of Huanggang Port is one of the key initiatives through which the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) better integrates into and serves the overall development of the country, as well as a major livelihood project long-awaited by the public. In this regard, Members expressed their hope for early opening of the port.

The Hong Kong Port Area was established at the midnight of July 31 and is under the jurisdiction of the HKSAR in accordance with the laws of the HKSAR. Members noted that the redeveloped Huanggang Port will be positioned as the most important 24-hour passenger land boundary control point between Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Adopting the co-location arrangement and the novel "collaborative inspection and joint clearance" mode, the overall clearance time will be significantly reduced from 30 minutes to approximately 5 minutes, significantly enhancing the passenger clearance experience and efficiency.

Members then visited facilities of the Hong Kong Port Area, including the Public Transport Interchange, Passenger Clearance Hall, Vehicle Clearance Level and the Immigration Clearance Hall for On-board Passengers, to gain first-hand knowledge of various operational arrangements of the Hong Kong Port Area. Members received a briefing by representatives of the Immigration Department on the operation of the "collaborative inspection" automated channels at the Passenger Clearance Hall, noting that passengers will only need to queue up once for document inspection or "face scan" clearance for identity verification to complete the respective immigration procedures of the two places, simplifying the passenger clearance procedures.

Members also observed the "joint one-stop" vehicle lanes at the Vehicle Clearance Level, and were briefed by representatives of the Customs and Excise Department on the "five-party inspection" arrangement for vehicles and drivers. Members learned that drivers will have to complete clearance procedures with the collection of body temperature, travel document, facial features and fingerprint data in one go through the "integrated information collection device". The relevant information will then be transmitted to five different customs, immigration and quarantine authorities of Hong Kong and Shenzhen for respective immigration inspections. This will significantly enhance clearance efficiency.

During the visit, Members exchanged views with government representatives on various issues, covering the public transport facilities connecting to the Hong Kong Port Area, preparatory tasks prior to its opening, including status of various tests and drill arrangements, as well as supervision of operations, with a view to ensuring smooth operations after the opening of the port in the future.

A total of 37 Members attended the visit. In addition to members of the Panel on Security, other non-members also attended.

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Remarks by S for S at media session after touring Huanggang Port Hong Kong Port Area with LegCo members (with photos/video)

The Secretary for Security, Mr Tang Ping-keung, and the President of the Legislative Council, Dr Starry Lee, met the media after touring the Huanggang Port Hong Kong Port Area with Legislative Council members today (August 1). Following are the remarks by Mr Tang:

Reporter: What do you think of the readiness of the new port facilities after today's visit and how far are we away from an official opening?

Secretary for Security: Regarding the opening time of this Port area, what we need to do is, first of all, we have to make sure all the installations are okay, all the signals are okay, and we will have at least 100 different types of exercises before we consider the opening of the port area. Finally, we will have a few large-scale cross-boundary joint exercises with the Shenzhen side involving at least over 10 000 participants. When we consider that the operation is smooth and safe, then we will join with the Shenzhen side to consider when to open. It is both of our wishes that it will be opened as soon as possible.

(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the remarks.)

LegCo Members Visit Huanggang Port Ahead of Opening, Highlighting Efficiency and Integration with National Development.

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