A high-level meeting between Hong Kong Customs and the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) was held in Hong Kong on 18 May.
The Hong Kong Customs delegation was headed by the Commissioner of Customs and Excise, Mr Chan Tsz-tat, while the Mainland Customs delegation was headed by the Minister of the GACC, Ms Sun Meijun. After the meeting, witnessed by Ms Sun and the then Acting Secretary for Security, Mr Michael Cheuk, the Commissioner and the Director General in Shenzhen Customs District, Mr Zheng Jugang, signed the memorandum regarding the point-to-point express co-operation and liaison between Shenzhen and Hong Kong Land Boundary Control Points. The signing of the memorandum further strengthens the information sharing and co-ordination mechanism at land boundary control points between the customs authorities on both sides, and enhances the efficiency of cross-boundary flow of people and cargo between Shenzhen and Hong Kong.
■The Commissioner of Customs and Excise, Mr Chan Tsz-tat (second right), and the Director General in Shenzhen Customs District, Mr Zheng Jugang (second left), sign the memorandum regarding the point-to-point express co-operation and liaison between Shenzhen and Hong Kong Land Boundary Control Points in Hong Kong.
