Hong Kong Transport Department will introduce six new regulated coach routes plying between the Huanggang control point and various parts of Hong Kong from Aug. 16 to meet the needs of cross-boundary travelers.

According to a press release from the department, it will step up other enforcement actions to tackle the problems caused by unauthorized cross-boundary coach services via Lok Ma Chau and Huanggang control points.

These six routes will have fixed stopping points, routings and service schedules. Coaches running on these routes will have specific markings and clear destination signs for easy identification.

Except the Kam Sheung Road West Rail Station route, which will operate to tie in with the West Rail, these routes will operate 24hours daily.

The services will operate at 10 to 60 minutes intervals. Specific pick-up bays would be provided for these six routes at the Lok Ma Chau and Huanggang control points.

The Transport Department reminds cross-boundary travelers that apart from the six new approved routes terminating at Huanggang, all other unauthorized cross-boundary coach services will stop operations.

Since the "Individual Visit Scheme" implemented in a number of Chinese mainland cities since July, 2003, over 2.6 million Chinesemainland tourists visited Hong Kong, and many of them came to HongKong via Shenzhen-Hong Kong cross boundary check points.

Source: Xinhua