Delegations of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Shenzhen Municipal Government today held a task force meeting on the collaboration for the planning and development of Hong Kong-Shenzhen control points.

The meeting was held at the Shenzhen Office of Port of Entry & Exit this afternoon to continue taking forward the relevant work in the planning and development of boundary control points (BCPs).

Leading the Hong Kong SAR delegation, Secretary for Security Tang Ping-keung said Hong Kong and Shenzhen have been maintaining close exchanges in actively taking forward relevant projects of BCPs since the last task force meeting held at the Hong Kong SAR Central Government Offices.

Mr Tang thanked Shenzhen for its meticulous arrangements for the team to visit the redevelopment site at the Huanggang BCP to learn about the latest progress.

The two delegations discussed the development of land BCPs, including reporting on progress and exchanging views on the redevelopment projects of BCPs in Huanggang and Sha Tau Kok.

Concluding the meeting, Mr Tang expressed hope that the BCPs of Hong Kong and Shenzhen could continue their close co-operation to facilitate the flow of people and integration of the two sides, and that Hong Kong and Shenzhen could work together to explore more development opportunities.

Other Hong Kong SAR Government officials attending the meeting were representatives from the Transport & Logistics Bureau, the Northern Metropolis Co-ordination Office, Customs, the Immigration Department, the Architectural Services Department, the Planning Department and the Transport Department.