Sha 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.
| Sha Tau Kok Control Point | |
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沙頭角管制站 | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Border control |
| Location |  Sha Tau Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong |
| Country |  China |
| Coordinates | 22°32′56.8″N 114°13′23.8″E / 22.549111°N 114.223278°E |
| Opened | 28 February 1985 |
| Management | Customs and Excise Department, Immigration Department |
| Website | |
| td.gov.hk (Hong Kong) | |
| Coordinates | 22°32′59″N 114°13′24″E / 22.549653°N 114.223289°E |
| Carries | Vehicles (cars and lorries) |
| Crosses | Frontier Closed Area |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | No toll |
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Opening
editSha 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
editThe 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
editReferences
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.