Hong Kong’s new Huanggang Port seemingly quiet ahead of expected holiday rush

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Hong Kong's revamped Huanggang Port has handled about 80,000 passenger trips per day since reopening, with more than 92,000 recorded Friday. Officials expect traffic to exceed 100,000 daily during the three-day Chung Yeung Festival holiday, although the departure hall appeared quiet Saturday morning.

Hong Kong’s newly revamped Huanggang Port is expected to handle more than 100,000 passenger trips a day over the three-day Chung Yeung Festival holiday, but its departure hall remained quiet on Saturday morning. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung said the port had operated smoothly since opening on Monday, handling about 80,000 passenger trips a day, with the figure exceeding 92,000 on Friday. That represented a 1.5-fold to almost twofold increase from the 30,000 to 40,000 trips...