Revamped Huanggang Port to open next Monday with round-the-clock clearance

Hong Kong's Security Bureau and Shenzhen's Office of Port of Entry and Exit have announced that the recently renovated Huanggang border crossing will commence operations on October 12. A ceremonial opening is planned for the preceding day, Sunday. An official rendering of the upgraded Huanggang Port was released earlier. According to an official notice, the new checkpoint will offer 24-hour clearance services for passengers and vehicles, starting at 6:30am on Monday.

The authorities confirmed the port's readiness following completion of acceptance inspections, system tests, trials, and emergency drills by both Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Passenger clearance services at the interim Huanggang Port building in Shenzhen and the Lok Ma Chau Control Point in Hong Kong will be halted upon the new port's launch.

Police Commissioner Joe Chow has issued a gazette permitting ceremony attendees to enter the Hong Kong side of the checkpoint between 4am and 10pm on Sunday. Immigration Director Benson Kwok conducted a border inspection on Friday, as per the Immigration Department's social media post. Photos displayed Kwok examining e-Channel terminals.

The Immigration Department urged residents to register for the "co-operative inspection and joint clearance" service through the HK e-Channel mobile application, enabling automated clearance at Huanggang Port upon its opening. The Huanggang Port, situated on the Chinese side of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong border, underwent extensive renovations between 2019 and 2021.

A joint-clearance agreement was approved in July, granting Hong Kong immigration officers access to the Huanggang Port area for border clearance duties.