Customs Commissioner meets Minister of General Administration of Customs (with photos)

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     A high-level meeting between Hong Kong Customs and the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) was held in Hong Kong yesterday (May 18). The Hong Kong Customs delegation was headed by the Commissioner of Customs and Excise, Mr Chan Tsz-tat, while the Mainland Customs delegation was headed by the Minister of the GACC, Ms Sun Meijun.

     Mr Chan welcomed Ms Sun's visit to Hong Kong Customs with her delegation and chaired the meeting. During the meeting, Mainland Customs and Hong Kong Customs exchanged views on further deepening co-operation between the two customs administrations.

     After the meeting, witnessed by Ms Sun and the Acting Secretary for Security, Mr Michael Cheuk, Mr Chan and the Director General in Shenzhen Customs District, Mr Zheng Jugang, signed the memorandum regarding the point-to-point express co-operation and liaison between Shenzhen and Hong Kong Land Boundary Control Points. The signing of the memorandum further strengthens the information sharing and co-ordination mechanism at land boundary control points between the customs authorities on both sides, and enhances the efficiency of cross-boundary flow of people and cargo between Shenzhen and Hong Kong.

     The GACC delegation yesterday also visited the West Kowloon Station of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link to learn about Hong Kong Customs' passenger clearance operations.

     The GACC delegation this morning (May 19) also attended the 26th World Customs Organization (WCO) Asia/Pacific (A/P) Regional Heads of Customs Administrations Conference held by Hong Kong Customs, in the capacity of the WCO Vice-Chair for the A/P Region.

Ends/Monday, May 19, 2025
Issued at HKT 20:46

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The Commissioner of Customs and Excise, Mr Chan Tsz-tat, yesterday (May 18) met with the Minister of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC), Ms Sun Meijun, in the Customs Headquarters Building. Photo shows Mr Chan (front row, fourth right), Ms Sun (front row, fourth left), other Hong Kong Customs officers and members of the GACC delegation.

The Commissioner of Customs and Excise, Mr Chan Tsz-tat (second right), and the Director General in Shenzhen Customs District, Mr Zheng Jugang (second left), signed the memorandum regarding the point-to-point express co-operation and liaison between Shenzhen and Hong Kong Land Boundary Control Points in Hong Kong yesterday (May 18). The Minister of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China, Ms Sun Meijun (first left), and the Acting Secretary for Security, Mr Michael Cheuk (first right), witnessed the signing of arrangement at the scene.