Site visit: Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee and a group of 14 Legislative Council Members visit Shenzhen Bay Port in Shekou to check out the facilities at the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Corridor.

The Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Corridor will facilitate the flow of people and cargo across the boundary and enhance Hong Kong's status as a regional business, trade and logistics hub, Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee says.

He predicted the two-way daily traffic and passenger flows through the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Corridor will increase from 29,800 vehicles and 30,800 passengers each day during the initial period of opening to 60,300 vehicles and 61,300 passengers each day in 2016.

Mr Lee and a group of 14 Legislative Council Members went on a study visit to Shenzhen Bay Port in Shekou today to check out the facilities at the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Corridor.

The co-location arrangement will be implemented at the Shenzhen Bay Port where Hong Kong's customs and immigration facilities will be co-located with those of the Mainland.

"The study visit will let our legislators gain first-hand understanding of the progress of the new infrastructural project and the co-location arrangement, which is the first of its kind to be implemented at control points. It will provide convenient and efficient services to passengers and vehicles in a better environment," Mr Lee said.

"Coach passengers will only have to get on and off once in going through clearance procedures of Hong Kong and the Mainland. Each traveller can save the clearance time by about five to 10 minutes."