Man Kam To Control Point () is a border
control point in
Man Kam To,
New Territories
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, Hong Kong, within the
Closed Area on the border with
China. It was the first
vehicular
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clearance border crossing in Hong Kong. Its counterpart across the border is the
Wenjindu Port, located within
Luohu District,
Shenzhen
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,
Guangdong Province
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.
Until 1985, when the
Sha Tau Kok border crossing opened, Man Kam To Control Point was the only vehicular link between Hong Kong and China.
History
A new concrete bridge opened at Man Kam To in 1976, replacing an older wooden bridge spanning the
Sham Chun River that had deteriorated since.
A second concrete bridge, located slightly upriver, was completed in 1984.
As part of the Sham Chun River training works, a new four-lane bridge was built in 2003. Both of the older bridges were demolished at this time.
On 30 January 2020, the border checkpoint closed all border crossing services with the exception of freight trucks, this was due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
See also
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Heung Yuen Wai Control Point
Heung Yuen Wai Control Point () is a land border control point at the border at Heung Yuen Wai in North District, New Territories, Hong Kong. Its counterpart across the border is Liantang Port ( in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. The control poi ...
References
North District, Hong Kong
China–Hong Kong border crossings
Closed Area
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