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Hong Kong stages first counterterrorism drill at redeveloped Huanggang crossing

Police officers take part in Saturday’s counterterrorism exercise. Photo: Handout
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What can Hong Kong travellers expect from the revamped Huanggang border crossing?

From transport routes and parking restrictions to immigration procedures, the SCMP looks at what users need to know ahead of the crossing opening

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Hong Kong’s revamped Huanggang Port is set to become the city’s second round-the-clock passenger checkpoint, with new transport links and a joint immigration clearance system. Photo: Edmond So

The upgraded Huanggang border crossing between Hong Kong and Shenzhen is due to begin service following about six years of redevelopment.

Sources previously said the Huanggang Port Hong Kong Port Area could open as early as September, becoming the city’s second round-the-clock checkpoint.

Following the


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Zhu Rongji’s death a reminder of what US-China relations have lost

New York mayor David Dinkins (centre right) is presented with a hand-painted fan from Shanghai mayor Zhu Rongji (centre left) in the Blue Room of City Hall in New York on July 10, 1990. Photo: AP

David M Lampton is professor emeritus at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, a former president of the National Committee on US-China Relations, and author of “Living US-China Relations: From Cold War to Cold War”.

With the death of former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji , both China and the wider world have lost a great leader.
Zhu took personal risks for better US-China ties. He believed that productive Sino-