Border travel smooth over Lunar New Year: CS

[RTHK] - 02/1/2025

Chief Secretary Eric Chan said on Saturday that things went smoothly at the border crossings during the Lunar New Year holiday, despite changes from last year's travel arrangements. Unlike last year, border checkpoints at Lo Wu and Shenzhen Bay didn't extend their hours, leaving Lok Ma (…)



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Border travel smooth over Lunar New Year: CS
Chief Secretary Eric Chan said on Saturday that things went smoothly at the border crossings during the Lunar New (…)
[RTHK] - 1/02/2025