Air-Land Fresh Lane fully launched (with photos)

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     The full launch ceremony of Air-Land Fresh Lane, hosted by Hong Kong Customs and the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK), was held today (September 26) at the AsiaWorld-Expo. The ceremony was officiated by the Commissioner of Customs and Excise, Mr Chan Tsz-tat; the Chief Executive Officer of the AAHK, Mrs Vivian Cheung; Party Committee Member of Gongbei Customs District and Director General of the Zhongshan Customs District, Mr Wang Baoren; the Deputy Director-General of the Police Liaison Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Ms Meng Xiaoyuan; Legislative Council Member (Transport Functional Constituency) Mr Frankie Yick; and the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene, Mr Donald Ng.

     The Air-Land Fresh Lane, jointly launched by the Guangdong and Hong Kong governments, aims to utilise the strengths of Hong Kong International Airport and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) to facilitate overseas fresh products imported into the Mainland while empowering high-quality fresh products from the Mainland to go global by adopting a new regulatory model to streamline customs clearance for fresh products. This leverages Hong Kong's role as a "super-connector" and a "super value-adder" to promote economic and trade developments in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). Since April this year, the Air-Land Fresh Lane has commenced its trial operations by phases; air-to-land consignments of fruits, chilled and live seafood originating from different parts of the world were smoothly imported into Zhuhai via Hong Kong through this "green channel".

     Speaking at the ceremony, Mr Chan said that the successful implementation of the Air-Land Fresh Lane was attributed to the concerted efforts and co-operation of the governments of Guangdong and Hong Kong. By overcoming difficulties and removing barriers one by one, relevant regulations were able to be aligned between the two sides and have clearance procedures simplified, including securing the support from the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China to set up a designated inspection site at the HZMB Zhuhai Port with advanced temperature-controlled facilities, adopting a new mindset and advanced technology to streamline the clearance of fresh food transshipment, and gaining the support from the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department to exempt the air-to-land food transshipment under this scheme from the food importer registration requirement. With these measures, the scheme will not only help the industry lower the operating cost but also enhance the overall efficiency, making it become a key bridge connecting the Mainland with global markets and fostering Hong Kong's role as an international logistics hub. Mr Chan also stressed that Hong Kong Customs will continue to promote and deepen high-level collaboration with the Mainland across different areas, thereby contributing to the developments of the GBA and the country.

     Nearly 200 guests attended the launching ceremony, including representatives of Gongbei Customs, the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR, and Zhuhai Municipal Bureau of Commerce, officials of the HKSAR Government, a Legislative Council Member, representatives of the AAHK, foreign consuls, and representatives from logistics associations, logistics and fresh food trade sectors.

Ends/Friday, September 26, 2025
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The full launch ceremony of the Air-Land Fresh Lane, co-hosted by Hong Kong Customs and the Airport Authority Hong Kong, was held today (September 26) at the AsiaWorld-Expo. Photo shows (from left to right) the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene, Mr Donald Ng; the Deputy Director-General of the Police Liaison Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Ms Meng Xiaoyuan; the Chief Executive Officer of the Airport Authority Hong Kong, Mrs Vivian Cheung; the Commissioner of Customs and Excise, Mr Chan Tsz-tat; Party Committee Member of Gongbei Customs District, Director General of the Zhongshan Customs District, Mr Wang Baoren; and Legislative Council Member (Transport) Mr Frankie Yick, officiated at the ceremony .

The full launch ceremony of Air-Land Fresh Lane, co-hosted by Hong Kong Customs and the Airport Authority Hong Kong, was held today (September 26) at the AsiaWorld-Expo. Photo shows the Commissioner of Customs and Excise, Mr Chan Tsz-tat delivering speech at the ceremony.