| Heung Yuen Wai Control Point Liantang Port | |
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香園圍管制站 莲塘口岸 | |
.jpg) Heung Yuen Wai Control Point under construction in March 2019, view from Hong Kong towards Shenzhen | |
 Interactive map of the Heung Yuen Wai Control Point Liantang Port area | |
| General information | |
| Type | Border control |
| Location | Heung Yuen Wai,New Territories,Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22°33′15.43″N114°9′8.72″E / 22.5542861°N 114.1524222°E /22.5542861; 114.1524222 |
| Opened | 26 August 2020 (cargo) 6 February 2023 (passenger) |
| Management | Customs and Excise Department,Immigration Department |
| Website | |
| td.gov.hk (Hong Kong) | |
| Coordinates | 22°33′15″N114°09′09″E / 22.554286°N 114.152422°E /22.554286; 114.152422 |
| Crosses | Frontier Closed Area |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | No toll |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Heung Yuen Wai Control Point | |
| Heung Yuen Wai Control Point | |||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 香園圍管制站 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 香园围管制站 | ||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xiāngyuánwéi guǎnzhìzhàn | ||||||||||||||
| Jyutping | hoeng1 jyun4 wai4 gun2 zai3 zaam6 | ||||||||||||||
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| Liantang Port | |||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 蓮塘口岸 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 莲塘口岸 | ||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Liántáng kǒuàn | ||||||||||||
| Jyutping | lin4 tong4 hau2 ngon6 | ||||||||||||
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Heung Yuen Wai Control Point (Chinese:香園圍管制站) is a land border control point at the border atHeung Yuen Wai inNorth District,New Territories,Hong Kong. Its counterpart across the border isLiantang Port (Chinese:莲塘口岸) inShenzhen,Guangdong. The control point opened for freight trucks on 26 August 2020[1][2][3] and to passengers since 6 February 2023.[4]
According to the government, the border control point was needed to relieve the heavily used border control points (likeLo Wu Control Point) to the west. The control point was chosen to be built between Lo Wu Control Point andSha Tau Kok Control Point.[5]
Its opening was reported in at least one outlet in May 2019 as scheduled for September 2019.[6] Other reports claimed it would open by the end of 2019.[7]
The opening of the control point was further delayed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, as Hong Kong shut down all border crossings with Shenzhen except theShenzhen Bay Control Point to control the spread of the virus.
On 21 August 2020, it was announced that the Control Point would be opened on 26 August 2020, albeit for cross-boundary trucks only.[1]
On 6 February 2023, with the lifting of COVID-19 control measures in China, the control point opened to passenger traffic.[4]
A new dual-carriageway access highway,Heung Yuen Wai Highway, was built to link the control point fromFanling Highway,[8] connecting with the Eastern Corridor roadway on the mainland side.[citation needed] The highway comprises viaducts and two tunnels (Cheung Shan Tunnel [zh-yue] andLung Shan Tunnel [zh-yue][8]); the main viaduct was completed on 14 March 2018.[9] The road was expected to open by the end of 2018,[8] but its opening was delayed until 26 May 2019.[10][11] 3 new bus routes were set up byCitybus andKMB when the control point became open to passengers in 2023, connecting the control point withSheung Shui,Shatin viaTai Po, andTuen Mun viaYuen Long respectively. At the bus terminus outside, there is also an existing KMB bus route to Sheung Shui viaTa Kwu Ling andPing Che, as well as a minibus route.
The Control Point is also the first border crossing between Hong Kong and Shenzhen that is accessible to both pedestrians and bicycles.[12]
Liantang Control Point in Shenzhen became further accessible from October 2020 onwards via an extension ofShenzhen Metro Line 2.[13][14] It is located very nearLiantang Checkpoint station's exit A3.[15]
