Hong Kong handled record 335 million arrivals and departures last year

Hong Kong plans to test a new clearance channel using facial recognition at one of its checkpoints by June to cut processing time to five seconds, with immigration authorities handling a record 335 million people entering and leaving the city last year. Director of Immigration Benson Kwok Joon-fung said at an annual press conference on Friday the city handled 12 per cent more passengers overall than in 2024. “Last year’s record high immigration figures mean that our immigration clearance work in...


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