Hong Kong's passenger traffic hits 1 mln as Easter holiday begins

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Hong Kong's passenger traffic hits 1 mln as Easter holiday begins

STORY: Hong Kong's passenger traffic hits 1 mln as Easter holiday begins SHOOTING TIME: March 30, 2024 DATELINE: March 31, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: HONG KONG/SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people waiting to cross the border 2. various of shopping malls in Shenzhen 3. various of people waiting to cross the border STORYLINE: Passenger traffic in and out of Hong Kong exceeded 1 million trips as of 9:00 p.m. local time on Friday when a four-day Easter holiday kicked off. According to the Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, more than 760,000 people left the region and more than 270,000 arrived, setting a new high after the pandemic. During this year's Easter holiday, many Hong Kong people chose to go to the Chinese mainland for vacation. The outbound services at control points were very busy, and people flow control was implemented. Statistics showed that as of 9 p.m. local time on Friday, more than 160,000 people left Ho

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