The Hongkong government signed a co-location cooperation deal with Guangdong municipal government on Saturday, marking the start of the "three-step" process of implementing a joint checkpoint plan at Hong Kong's high-speed rail terminus.
It means that only 48 minutes are needed from Guangzhou to Hongkong by the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hongkong Express Rail Link next year! And only 5 minutes are needed for checkpoint!
Sounds really convenient and time-saving!
What is a joint checkpoint?
| Before | After |
“Two Checkpoints In Two Places” Travelers needed to go through two times of Customs inspection in different places |
A Joint Checkpoint Two times of Customs inspection in only one place when you enter or exit HK! |
Where’s the checkpoint?
Shenzhen Bay → Go through the Customs in Shenzhen.
Luohu Checkpoint → (Guangzhou-Shenzhen Railway) Go through the Customs in Hongkong.
Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (7 stations) → Go through the Customs in HK West Kowloon Terminus.
5-min to pass the checkpoint
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There are 5 floors in West Kowloon Terminus
| Ground Floor | |
| B1 | Ticket Office （belongs to HK) |
| B2 | Arrival |
| B3 | Departure |
| B4 | Station Platform (belongs to mainland) |
Equal parts of B2 & B3 belong to HK and mainland China respectively.
Mainland China → Hongkong
① Get off at B4
② Go through the procedures for departure at B2
③ Then go through the procedures for entry into HK also at B2.
Hongkong → Mainland China
① Buy train ticket at B1, and check in.
② Go through procedures for departure at B3.
③ Go through procedures for entry into mainland China also at B3.
④ Get board
Station platform of West Kowloon Terminus
16 Cities Are Connected
It is estimated that there are 16 mainland cities are connected along with the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hongkong Express Rail Link by the end of the 3rd quarter in 2018, including:
Beijing, Shanghai , Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Changsha, Wuhan, Zhengzhou, Xi’an, Chengdu, Chongqing, Shantou, Xiamen, Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Nanning and Kunming.
Required time from HK to mainland cities
To Futian (Shenzhen): 14 minutes
To GZ South Railway Station: 48 minutes
To Changsha (Hunan): 4 hours
To Wuhan (Hubei): 5 hours
To Shanghai: 8 hours
To Beijing: 10 hours
To Chengdu: 12 hours
How does it look like?
First-class seats ↓↓↓
Second-class seats ↓↓↓
Before long, you can travel and do shopping in HK whenever you want! And the new policy sounds really convenient and time-saving!
If you have any question about Hongkong visa, just feel free to contact HACOS.
Ref:
newsGD, CNCHKTV, Xinhua
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