4.67m holiday travellers forecast

(March 24, 2017)

The Immigration Department estimates 4.67 million passengers will pass through land, sea and air checkpoints during the Ching Ming Festival from March 31 to April 4.
 
About 3.42 million passengers will pass through land boundary control points.
 
The number of outbound travellers will peak on April 1 at about 386,000 departures, while inbound traffic will be at its heaviest on April 4 with 400,000 arrivals.
 
Lo Wu control point will be the busiest, with about 1.39 million travellers, or a daily average of 278,000.
 
Traffic at Lok Ma Chau, Lok Ma Chau Spur Line and Shenzhen Bay control points will also be heavy, with daily average forecasts of 77,000, 178,000 and 117,000 passengers respectively.
 
Travellers are advised to plan their trips in advance and avoid making their journeys during busy periods.
 
Hong Kong residents needing help while travelling outside Hong Kong can call the department's 24-hour hotline (852) 1868.