Drills to start as Hong Kong targets September launch of revamped border crossing

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Hong Kong is preparing for a September launch of its revamped Huanggang Port border crossing, with drills to start next month under a new joint inspection model. Security officials, including Secretary Chris Tang Ping-keung, will begin exercising jurisdiction over the designated checkpoint area.

Hong Kong is gearing up for a September launch of its revamped Huanggang Port border crossing, with drills set to begin next month under the new “joint inspection” model, the South China Morning Post has learned. Sources said Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung and other officials were set to inspect the checkpoint on Friday, when Hong Kong will begin exercising jurisdiction over its designated area of the crossing. “Unlike other previous checkpoint openings where the responsible...