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7,200 Hong Kong residents commuted daily to Shenzhen for work, and 2,200 students from Shenzhen commuted to school in Hong Kong.
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Individual Visit Scheme was introduced to Shenzhen and 7 other Guangdong provincial cities, as well as Beijing and Shanghai. Prior to that mainland travelers could only visit Hong Kong on business visas or as part of their tour groups.
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The number of visitors under Individual Visit Scheme reached two million.
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Individual Visit Scheme was extended to all 21 cities in Guangdong.
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Average daily passenger flow was over 200,000 in each direction. Approximately 20,500 daily vehicles crossed the border in each direction.
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Shenzhen Bay Port road crossing was opened on July 1, 2007. (Picture from Transport and Housing Bureau of HKSAR)
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Hong Kong MTR’s East Rail Line Lok Ma Chau Spur Line was opened.
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Six land crossing points on the boundary between Shenzhen and Hong Kong have been established: Shenzhen Bay Port road crossing, Fu Tian Kou An to Lok Ma Chau rail connection, Huanggang to Lok Ma Chau road connection, Futian to Man Kam To road connection, Luohu to Lo Wu rail connection, and the Shatoujiao to Sha Tau Kok road connection.
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Multiple entry visa to HK was introduced to Shenzhen residents from April 1, 2008. Before people can only apply for visa of at most two entries at a time.
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People who do not have a citizenship in Guangdong province can apply for entry permit to Hong Kong from Dec 15, 2009. In the past, they can only apply for the visa in their hometown.
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The average number of passengers crossing the border between Shenzhen and Hong Kong every day in 2010 reaches 540,000, an increase of 7.5% compared with that in 2009.
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