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Opening hours of Lok Ma Chau/Huanggang crossing
The Hong Kong Government and the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government have jointly announced today (Tuesday) that the Lok Ma Chau/Huanggang border crossing will only be open from 7:00 am - 10:00 pm daily for 11 days over the Chinese New Year period from 6 February 1997(Lunar New Year's Eve) to 16 February 1997 (10th Day of the Chinese New Year). The 24-hour service for goods vehicles will be resumed on the night of 17 February 1997.
The opening hours of the Lok Ma Chau/Huanggang crossing during this period will be as follows:
Date (Lunar Calendar)
Hours of Operation
6 February 97 (Lunar New Year's Eve)
Close at 10:00 pm
7 February 97 (First Day)
8 February 97 (Second Day)
7:00 am - 10:00 pm
7:00 am - 10:00 pm
9 February 97 (Third Day)
7:00 am - 10:00 pm
10 February 97 (Fourth Day)
7:00 am - 10:00 pm
11 February 97 (Fifth Day)
7:00 am - 10:00 pm
12 February 97 (Sixth Day)
13 February 97 (Seventh Day)
14 February 97 (Eighth Day)
15 February 97 (Ninth Day) 16 February 97 (Tenth Day)
17 February 97 (Eleventh Day)
7:00 am - 10:00 pm
7:00 am - 10:00 pm
7:00 am - 10:00 pm 7:00 am - 10:00 pm
7:00 am - 10:00 pm
Open at 7:00 am and resume 24-hour operation
A Hong Kong Government spokesman said that cross border traffic was expected to be very low during the period. This was the case last year when there were only 160 - 7500 vehicles a day from the first day to the tenth day of the Chinese New Year compared with the daily average of around 14,000 on a normal day. For the overnight facility (10:00 pm - 7:00 am), the number of vehicles dropped from normal level of around 1000 to 400 on the night of the 10th day of the Chinese New Year when the 24 hour overnight facility resumed.
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