Hong Kong Customs and General Administration of Customs of People's Republic of China hold high-level meeting (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 (November 18). The delegations from both sides were headed by the Commissioner of Customs and Excise, Mr Chan Tsz-tat, and the Vice-Minister of the GACC, Mr Zhao Zenglian, respectively.

     Mr Chan welcomed Mr Zhao's visit to Hong Kong Customs with his delegation. Witnessed by Mr Zhao and Mr Chan, the Assistant Commissioner (Boundary and Ports) of Customs and Excise, Ms Chiang Yi-lee, and the Deputy Director General of the Office of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs of the GACC, Mr Zhang Xiaohui, signed the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) regarding the inspection and quarantine of air-to-land transhipment of fresh fruits to the Chinese Mainland via Hong Kong.

     The signing of the MoC will enhance the efficient and smooth operation of the Air-Land Fresh Lane between the two customs authorities, deepen collaboration in clearance and quarantine, improve the efficiency and safety of the transhipment of fresh food products, and promote high-quality development of fresh food trade in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

     Afterwards, both sides discussed multiple co-operative issues, including combating smuggling, intelligence exchange, consumer product safety, trade facilitation measures, and personnel training.

     On the same day, the delegations toured the Customs Radar Monitoring Command Centre at the Customs Marine Base on Stonecutters Island and took a ride on a sector patrol launch to visit sea-borne smuggling black spots to learn about the maritime enforcement work of Hong Kong Customs.

Ends/Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Issued at HKT 16:30

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The Assistant Commissioner (Boundary and Ports) of Customs and Excise, Ms Chiang Yi-lee (second right), and the Deputy Director General of the Office of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC), Mr Zhang Xiaohui (second left), signed the Memorandum of Cooperation in Hong Kong yesterday (November 18) on the inspection and quarantine of air-to-land transhipment of fresh fruits to the Chinese Mainland via Hong Kong. The Vice-Minister of the GACC, Mr Zhao Zenglian (first left), and the Commissioner of Customs and Excise, Mr Chan Tsz-tat (first right), witnessed the signing ceremony.

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