Around 4.61 mln passengers to pass through Hong Kong during May Day holiday: HKSAR gov't

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Around 4.61 mln passengers to pass through Hong Kong during May Day holiday: HKSAR gov't

STORY: Around 4.61 mln passengers to pass through Hong Kong during May Day holiday: HKSAR gov't DATELINE: April 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists visiting Hongkong STORYLINE: Around 4.61 million passengers will pass through Hong Kong's sea, land and air control points during the upcoming five-day May Day holiday, the Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government estimated on Wednesday. The department said among these passengers (including Hong Kong residents and visitors), around 3.91 million will pass through land control points. The department estimated that Lo Wu will be the busiest control point, with around 1.13 million passengers, a daily average of about 188,000 passengers, traveling via it during the festive period. Also, the passenger traffic at the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line and Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Control Point will be heavy, with a daily average of about 134,000 and 92,000 pa

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