Man Kam To Control Point

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| location = Man Kam To, New Territories, Hong Kong

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| crosses = Frontier Closed Area

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| opened_date = {{Start date and age|1976}}

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| website = [http://ka.sz.gov.cn/bmfw/katgfw/content/post_2287714.html ka.sz.gov.cn (mainland China)]
[https://www.td.gov.hk/en/transport_in_hong_kong/land_based_cross_boundary_transport/access_to_man_kam_to_control_point/index.html td.gov.hk (Hong Kong)]

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Man Kam To Control Point ({{zh|t=文錦渡管制站}}) is a border control point in Man Kam To, New Territories, Hong Kong, within the Closed Area on the border with Shenzhen, Guangdong. It was the first vehicular clearance border crossing in Hong Kong. Its counterpart across the border is the Wenjindu Port, located within Luohu District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province.

Until 1985, when the Sha Tau Kok border crossing opened, Man Kam To Control Point was the only vehicular link between Hong Kong and China.

History

A new concrete bridge opened at Man Kam To in 1976, replacing an older wooden bridge spanning the Sham Chun River that had deteriorated since.{{cite news|title=Border bridge ready soon|work=South China Morning Post|date=13 May 1976|page=5}}{{cite news|title=Bridge over border waters|work=South China Morning Post|date=10 June 1976|page=6}} A second concrete bridge, located slightly upriver, was completed in 1984.{{cite news|title=Border bridge completed|work=South China Morning Post|date=22 November 1984|page=17}}

As part of the Sham Chun River training works, a new four-lane bridge was built in 2003. Both of the older bridges were demolished at this time.

On 30 January 2020, the border checkpoint closed all border crossing services with the exception of freight trucks, this was due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|last=張美華|date=2020-01-28|title=【武漢肺炎】暫停自由行簽註高鐵西九站及紅磡口岸周四起關閉|url=https://www.hk01.com/社會新聞/427242/武漢肺炎-暫停自由行簽註-高鐵西九站及紅磡口岸周四起關閉|access-date=2020-09-07|website=香港01|language=zh-HK|archive-date=2020-09-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200902142859/https://www.hk01.com/%E7%A4%BE%E6%9C%83%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E/427242/%E6%AD%A6%E6%BC%A2%E8%82%BA%E7%82%8E-%E6%9A%AB%E5%81%9C%E8%87%AA%E7%94%B1%E8%A1%8C%E7%B0%BD%E8%A8%BB-%E9%AB%98%E9%90%B5%E8%A5%BF%E4%B9%9D%E7%AB%99%E5%8F%8A%E7%B4%85%E7%A3%A1%E5%8F%A3%E5%B2%B8%E5%91%A8%E5%9B%9B%E8%B5%B7%E9%97%9C%E9%96%89|url-status=live}} The border checkpoint reopened on 8 January 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/4/198861/60,000-daily-quota-to-travel-to-mainland-after-border-reopens-on-January-8 |title=60,000 daily quota to travel to mainland after border reopens on January 8 |website=The Standard |date=5 January 2023 |access-date=8 January 2023}}

References

Category:North District, Hong Kong

Category:China–Hong Kong border crossings

Category:Closed Area

Man Kam To Control Point

History

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