Online Interview
Topic: Support for Hengqin New Area Opening-up and Development to Promote Guangdong's Economic Integration with Hong Kong and Macao SARs
Time:10:00 AM (Wed) March 26, 2014
Special Guests:Guests: Xiong Zhenguo, Deputy Director General of Gongbei Customs District; Wu Yirong, Director of Hengqin Customs House, Gongbei Customs District; Zhou Xiaolei, Deputy Director of the Processing-Trade Supervision Division, Gongbei Customs District;
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Support for Hengqin New Area Opening-up and Development to Promote Guangdong's Economic Integration with Hong Kong and Macao SARs
[Wu Yirong]: After the operation, for vehicles transferring to Macao SAR, relevant customs formalities are completed at the second-line port. 03/21/2014 11:03:03
[Netizen: shawn]: If foreigners intend to travel in Hengqin, are there any restrictions on the amount of foreign currency carried by them? 03/21/2014 9:28:28
[Wu Yirong]: It should be handled according to the existing regulations. Specifically, there is no restriction on the amount of foreign currency passengers carry when they enter Hengqin, but they are required to declare if they carry more than USD 5,000 with them. 03/21/2014 11:04:45
[Netizen: shawn]: If I buy a house in Hengqin, can I get a double-license plate? 03/21/2014 9:29:24
[Wu Yirong]: I’m afraid not at present. 03/21/2014 11:06:07
[Netizen: shawn]:: If a Macao citizen works and lives in Hengqin, can he take his luggage and articles to Hengqin at will? 03/21/2014 9:31:05
[Wu Yirong]: Where luggage and articles are brought into Hengqin through the first-line port, the customs conduct supervision in accordance with relevant regulations on luggage and articles carried by inbound and outbound passengers. It means that the practice is identical to that in Gongbei Port and other ports. 03/21/2014 11:07:34
[Netizen: Sunshine Beach]: Now Hengqin Port is under reconstruction. Are there any influence on the entry and exit of passengers and import and export of goods? How long will the reconstruction take approximately? 03/21/2014 10:30:17
[Wu Yirong]: In accordance with the construction plan for Hengqin New Area, Hengqin Port and comprehensive transport hub will be built up on the basis of the existing port. To this end, the interim customs clearance facilities are built up beside the existing port in Hengqin. Now the interim hall for passenger inspection is under tight construction and it is expected to be delivered for use in the second half of the year. After the interim customs clearance facilities are put into use, relevant exit and entry services in Hengqin Port will be transferred here temporarily. When the upgrading construction is completed in Hengqin Port, the services will be moved to the original site. During the process, the Customs will cooperate actively in relevant port reconstruction and try its best to minimize the adverse effects on passengers and entry and exit of goods during the transitional period. 03/21/2014 11:09:10
[Netizen: Anonymous]: It is not very common to see such illustration in media style on the Customs’ website. They are easy to understand at a glance. As I can’t make a comment directly under the illustration, I express my “praise” here. 03/21/2014 10:45:17