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Sha Tau Kok Control Point
View on WikipediaSha Tau Kok Control Point (Chinese: 沙頭角管制站) is a land immigration control point of Hong Kong, located in Sha Tau Kok, North District, New Territories, Hong Kong, along the border between mainland China and Hong Kong.
Key Information
Opening
[edit]Sha Tau Kok was the second cross-border road link between Hong Kong and mainland China, after Man Kam To Control Point.[1] It was officially opened on 28 February 1985 by Zhen Xipui, deputy mayor of Shenzhen, and John Boyd, a Hong Kong government official.[2]
The crossing is open from 7am to 10pm.[3] Its counterpart across the border is the Shatoujiao Port.
Traffic
[edit]The control point is mainly used by vehicles (cars and lorries). It acts as a border gateway from or to places in eastern Guangdong Province, such as Huizhou and Chaoshan. But it is one of the least frequently used immigration control point in Hong Kong.[4]
Including both drivers and passengers, the Sha Tau Kok Control Point processed 3,866,065 people in 2015, making it the least-used of the four road border crossings in Hong Kong.[5]
Public transport
[edit]'Sha Tau Kok Express' buses run to and from Sheung Shui bus station.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "$40 million to be spent on border crossing". South China Morning Post. 1 November 1985. p. 13.
- ^ Cheung, Walter (1 March 1985). "Shumchun traffic link opened". South China Morning Post. p. 6.
- ^ "Extension of operating hours at Sha Tau Kok Control Point".
- ^ Immigration Control Points Archived 2010-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Appendix 7 - Statistics on Passenger Traffic by Control Point". Annual Report 2015. Immigration Department.
