{
  "id": 16277451,
  "title": "Customs 'using new tech to smoothen Huanggang flow'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/customs-using-new-tech-to-smoothen-huanggang-flow",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T04:06:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTHK English",
    "slug": "rthk-english",
    "url": "https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1875175-20261024.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Customs officials have been utilizing cutting-edge technology and additional personnel at Huanggang Port to facilitate seamless border crossings, according to Chan Tsz-tat, Commissioner of Customs and Excise. Speaking after a commercial radio program, Chan reported that customs clearances at the revitalized port had been running smoothly. He revealed that staff from other control points, temporary workers, and retired officers had been employed to aid the new operation at Huanggang Port. Chan also highlighted the use of innovative technologies at the new control point, emphasizing their effectiveness in thwarting smuggling attempts. If these devices prove fruitful, Chan intends to expand their use to other control points as well. Furthermore, customs officers seized over 600 million illicit cigarettes during the first three quarters of the year, roughly equivalent to the full-year count from 2025. However, more than 200 million of these cigarettes were not intended for Hong Kong but were being transhipped to other locations. Chan noted that the department had achieved \"very good enforcement results\" thus far in the year and expressed confidence that these outcomes would serve as a deterrent to smugglers.",
  "summary": "Advanced technologies and additional manpower have been deployed at Huanggang Port to ensure smooth border crossings, Commissioner of Customs and Excise Chan Tsz-tat said on Saturday. Speaking after a Commercial Radio programme, he said customs clearances at the redeveloped port had been smooth. “We have deployed some staff from other control points,\" Chan said. \"We have also employed some temp…",
  "key_points": [
    "Customs uses advanced tech and extra staff at Huanggang Port",
    "Staff from other points, temp workers, and retirees aid operation",
    "600M illicit cigarettes seized in Q3, mostly transhipped"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Integrating advanced technology and supplemental staffing at Huanggang Port signals a strategic shift toward using modernized enforcement tools to streamline border logistics while simultaneously tightening controls against transshipment smuggling.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}