Editing Lo Wu (section)

===24-hour border crossing through Lo Wu===

In mid-December 2002, the Hong Kong government announced that the [[Lok Ma Chau]] immigration control point bordering the [[Huanggang Port Control Point]] on the [[Shenzhen]] side shall take the lead to provide round-the-clock passenger service just before [[Chinese New Year]]. Vehicles and container trucks have already been moving both ways throughout the night at this control point.

However, 24-hour border-crossing at Lo Wu control point is still undergoing vigorous debates mainly arguing about the limited number of passengers at night. In addition, higher costs and noise pollution are likely to be created. Kowloon-Canton Railway chairman [[Michael Tien]] has once said that it is absolutely impossible to run railway services round-the-clock because of the difficulties in maintenance. This new policy has both advantages and disadvantages. It is clear that trade and [[logistics|transportation and logistic links]] between mainland China and Hong Kong will flourish. However, it may also cause some social problems since it eases the way to go from Hong Kong to mainland China.