HKSARG coordinates anti-pandemic requests on cross-boundary goods vehicle drivers by Mainland
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     A Government spokesman said today (April 8) that regarding the anti-pandemic requests of Shenzhen and Zhuhai on cross-boundary goods vehicle drivers, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government has been closely liaising and coordinating with the Guangdong Provincial Government and the municipal governments concerned through a liaison mechanism for response to the pandemic, as well as maintaining communication with the transport trade, with a view to achieving the target of joint prevention and control while ensuring the normal operation of cross-boundary freight logistics.
      
     The spokesman said the anti-pandemic arrangements for the cross-boundary goods vehicle drivers drawn up after coordination are as follows.
      
1. From April 10 onwards, the Shenzhen Municipal Government will require all cross-boundary goods vehicle drivers who enter Shenzhen via Shenzhen ports to present the "i Shenzhen" health certification code and proof of a negative result of a nucleic acid test conducted within the previous seven days to Shenzhen customs officers for examination before entering Shenzhen. Concurrently, the Zhuhai Municipal Government will require all cross-boundary goods vehicle drivers who enter Zhuhai via Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge to present proof of a negative result of a nucleic acid test conducted within the previous seven days. Drivers must acquire a negative result of a nucleic acid test before entering the Mainland ports.

2. Tests for the Hong Kong cross-boundary goods vehicle drivers will be centralised at the site of ports and the cost will be HK$350. The HKSAR Government will bear the cost involved. The Transport Department will inform the transport trade of the detailed arrangements for the test in due course.

     The spokesman thanked the Mainland authorities for their support and the transport trade for their understanding during the difficult times when all parties work together to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic and ensure the supply of food and daily necessities to Hong Kong.

Ends/Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Issued at HKT 21:28

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