Land border crossings expect to peak today as Golden Week continues

發佈日期: 2025-10-04 20:02

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The Immigration Department expects that land departures from Hong Kong will peak today as Hong Kongers go on holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

As of 4 p.m., about 280,000 travellers crossed the border out of the SAR.

This year's Mid-Autumn Festival falls on Monday with Tuesday being a public holiday.

At Sheung Shui MTR Station, many are heading north to spend their weekend. And those who take Monday off can enjoy a four-day break.

This woman says her family is planning to return to their hometown to celebrate the festival.

This woman says they are going to Guangzhou for a two-day holiday as her child still has to go to school on Monday.

The Immigration Department estimates that land border departures could reach 660,000 at its peak with some travellers choosing to leave early to avoid the crowds.

This man says he usually travels via the Futian port because it's less crowded.

Mainland authorities also expect passenger traffic at the Shenzhen-Hong Kong border crossings to reach 950,000. 

Some mainland tourists plan to spend the remainder of the Golden Week holiday in Hong Kong.

But those crossing at Liantang Port found it difficult to avoid the throngs of tour groups.

This tourist from Chengdu says they queued for nearly an hour and a half.

Also packed with travellers was the West Kowloon high-speed rail station, whether it's the arrival hall, or the departure concourse.

During the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival Golden Week, the high-speed rail is arranging 13 extra pairs of short-distance trains every day.

Today there are 120 pairs of trains running between Hong Kong West Kowloon Station and mainland cities, the highest number of train services operated in a single day since the opening of the Hong Kong section of the high-speed rail.