Lo Wu Control Point () is a Hong Kong
immigration
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control point in
Lo Wu,
New Territories
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. It sits within the
Frontier Closed Area that runs along the border with
mainland China
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. Its counterpart across the border is the
Luohu Port in
Shenzhen
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, China.
The control point is integrated with
Lo Wu station of the
Mass Transit Railway (MTR).
In 2015, 83.2 million people passed through Lo Wu Control Point, making it the busiest control point in Hong Kong.
It is open from 06:30 to 00:00 midnight daily.
Immigration Control Points
[''Control Point Locations'']
, GovHK. (Accessed on 2011-05-10.)
References
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Closed Area
North District, Hong Kong
China–Hong Kong border crossings