Sha Tau Kok Control Point () is a land

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control point of Hong Kong, located in

Sha Tau Kok Sha Tau Kok is a closed town in Hong Kong. The last remaining major settlement in the Frontier Closed Area, it is Hong Kong's northernmost town. Geography The small rural village of Sha Tau Kok is located on the northern shoreline of St ...

, North District,

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, Hong Kong, along the border between

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and Hong Kong.

Opening

Sha Tau Kok was the second cross-border road link between Hong Kong and mainland China, after

Man Kam To Control Point Man Kam To Control Point () is a border control point in Man Kam To, New Territories, Hong Kong, within the Closed Area on the border with China. It was the first vehicular clearance border crossing in Hong Kong. Its counterpart across the b ...

. It was officially opened on 28 February 1985 by Zhen Xipui, deputy mayor of

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, and John Boyd, a Hong Kong government official. The crossing is open from 7am to 10pm. Its counterpart across the border is the Shatoujiao Port.

Traffic

The control point is mainly used by vehicles (cars and lorries). It acts as a border gateway from or to places in eastern

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, such as

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and

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. But it is one of the least frequently used immigration control point in Hong Kong.Immigration Control Points
Including both drivers and passengers, the Sha Tau Kok Control Point processed 3,866,065 people in 2015, making it the least-used of the four road border crossings in Hong Kong.

Public transport

'Sha Tau Kok Express' buses run to and from

Sheung Shui Sheung Shui (, literally "Above-water") is an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong. Sheung Shui Town, a part of this area, is part of the Fanling–Sheung Shui New Town in the North District of Hong Kong. Fanling Town is to its southeas ...

bus station.

References

{{Immigration Control Stations in Hong Kong Sha Tau Kok North District, Hong Kong China–Hong Kong border crossings Closed Area

Opening

Traffic

Public transport

See also

References