After the Hong Kong New Year Fireworks Music Show, a large number of tourists in mainland China who went to Hong Kong to watch on Monday (January 1) chose to return to Land in the early morning of Monday (January 1), which led to paralysis of transit traffic and was forced to stay in Hong Kong.In this regard, Li Huiqiong, a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China, said that the Hong Kong Government will be committed to improving the ability of the levels to divert, and there is also confidence in extending some port service time before the New Year of the Lunar New Year.
Comprehensive Hong Kong Zhongtong News Agency, the online media "Hong Kong 01" and Sing Tao Daily reported that only Luo Mazhou/Huanggang and the Hong Kong -Zhuhai -Macao Bridge Port for mainland China and the Hong Kong ports are currently connected.Services, but neither of the two ports have no railway connection, they need to rely on cross -border buses to guide crowds.
On the New Year's Eve on December 31, due to the surge in mainland passenger volume, insufficient transportation facilities, and road closure, even if the bus operators and vehicles sent vehicles to guide people, the flow of people failed to "digest".The traffic on the Huanggang port extends to Xintian Highway, and passengers have not been able to get on the bus for a few hours.
Zhang Jianping, Secretary -General of the Hong Kong and Guangdong Passing Bus Association, said that at that time, the number of passengers in the past few hours increased to more than 26,000 people. In addition, the traffic jams of the ports made the entire transportation and transportation trapped in the dragon.Operation.
He said that the direct bus class that night has been performed from an average of 15 to 20 minutes on average. After the fireworks are over, it will increase to 5 to 10 minutes.The number of travelers returning to the mainland exceeded expectations.
Some netizens upload photos and videos on the Xiaohong Book platform, showing the situation of mainland travelers sleeping on the streets.Many people sit outside the store to rest, McDonald's is also like becoming a "refugee camp", as well as travelers staying at Kestian Station and Mong Kok Station.
In this regard, multiple departments of the Hong Kong Government responded on New Year's Day on January 1 on January 1 on the day of the New Year's Day that the cross -departments will review how to deal with it in the future, or discuss the opening time of the port with relevant mainland institutions.
Li Huiqiong also said when attending the radio program on Tuesday (2) that the incident also clearly reflected that the passage was insufficient, so it would striveDirector.
She revealed that it is understood that the main concern of the Hong Kong border defense department is to keep the time for timely repair every day.It can be implemented before the new year.