The Immigration Department estimates that around 7.44 million travellers, including Hong Kong residents and visitors, will pass through Hong Kong's sea, land and air control points during the Mainland's upcoming National Day Golden Week period, from October 1 to 7.

The information was released today by the interdepartmental working group on festival arrangements, led by the Chief Secretary.

The department, in consultation with the "Shenzhen General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection" and other Mainland authorities, estimates that around 6.31 million passengers will pass through land boundary control points (BCPs).

The number of outbound and inbound passengers using land BCPs will be comparatively higher on the weekend. Around 587,000 passengers are expected on Saturday, and around 586,000 on Sunday.

The department estimates that passenger traffic at the Lo Wu Control Point, the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point and the Shenzhen Bay Control Point will be heavy, with daily average forecasts of about 220,000, 190,000 and 150,000 passengers at the three points respectively.

Residents and visitors can visit Easy Boundary, a one-stop information platform on immigration clearance launched by the Security Bureau. It carries information on average waiting times for passengers and private cars at land BCPs, as well as waiting times for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge cross-boundary shuttle bus and the Lok Ma Chau-Huanggang cross-boundary shuttle bus.