This photo shows a sign reading "To HongKong" in the Futian Port in Shenzhen on Jan 6, 2023, as final preparations are underway for the resumption of quarantine-free cross-border travels between the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region from Sunday. (PARKER ZHENG / CHINA DAILY)
HONG KONG – With the resumption of normal travel between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland scheduled for Sunday, final preparations are in full swing for smooth operation on both sides of the border.
Maintenance work was underway at both the Futian checkpoint and the Lok Ma Chau MTR station.
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Andy Chong, Calvin Ng and Parker Zheng from China Daily captured staff members' hard work on Friday.
A staff member conducts maintenance work in the Futian Port in Shenzhen on Jan 6, 2023. (PARKER ZHENG / CHINA DAILY)
Staff members are busy in maintenance work in the Futian Port in Shenzhen on Jan 6, 2023. (PARKER ZHENG / CHINA DAILY)
A staff member conducts maintenance work in the Futian Port in Shenzhen on Jan 6, 2023. (PARKER ZHENG / CHINA DAILY)
Staff members walk in the Futian Port in Shenzhen on Jan 6, 2023. (PARKER ZHENG / CHINA DAILY)
A worker cleans a train compartment at the Lok Ma Chau station in Hong Kong on Jan 6, 2023. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)
A staff member works in a cusomter service center at the Lok Ma Chau station in Hong Kong on Jan 6, 2023. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)
A man walks past the closed border crossing area near the Lok Ma Chau station in Hong Kong on Jan 6, 2023. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)
A staff member conducts maintenance work at the Lok Ma Chau station in Hong Kong on Jan 6, 2023. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)
A man takes an escalator to the Futian Port and Shenzhen's Metro (Longhua Line) at the Lok Ma Chau station in Hong Kong on Jan 6, 2023. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)
Customs officers prepare for the customs clearance drill at the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point in Hong Kong on Jan 6, 2023. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)
This photo shows identity verification gates at the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point in Hong Kong on Jan 6, 2023. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)