Man Kam To Control Point
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Man Kam To Control Point (Chinese: 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 Mainland China. 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.[1][2] A second concrete bridge, located slightly upriver, was completed in 1984.[3]
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.[4]
Transport
Franchised bus routes
- KMB 73K
Franchised minibus routes
- NT 59K
Other bus routes
- Man Kam To Express[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Border bridge ready soon". South China Morning Post. 13 May 1976. p. 5.
- ^ "Bridge over border waters". South China Morning Post. 10 June 1976. p. 6.
- ^ "Border bridge completed". South China Morning Post. 22 November 1984. p. 17.
- ^ 張美華 (2020-01-28). "【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". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2020-09-07.
- ^ "文錦渡深圳開快線". Apple Daily 蘋果日報 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2020-09-07.
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