Lo Wu Control Point (Chinese: 羅湖管制站) is a Hong Kong immigration control point in Lo Wu, New Territories. It sits within the Frontier Closed Area that runs along the border with mainland China. Its counterpart across the border is the Luohu Port in Shenzhen, China.

Lo Wu Control Point
羅湖管制站
Lo Wu station and Checkpoint seen against China's Luohu Port in Shenzhen
Map
General information
TypeBorder control
LocationLo Wu, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°31′56″N 114°06′48″E / 22.53222°N 114.11333°E / 22.53222; 114.11333 22°31′44″N 114°07′06″E / 22.52889°N 114.11833°E / 22.52889; 114.11833
ManagementHong Kong Immigration Department (Hong Kong), Customs and Excise Department (Hong Kong)
Website
td.gov.hk
Coordinates22°31′44″N 114°07′06″E / 22.528889°N 114.118333°E / 22.528889; 114.118333
CarriesPedestrians
CrossesFrontier Closed Area
Statistics
TollNo toll
Location
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Lo Wu Control Point
Traditional Chinese羅湖管制站
Simplified Chinese罗湖管制站
Jyutpinglo4 wu4 gun2 zai3 zaam6
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLuóhú Guǎnzhì zhàn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinglo4 wu4 gun2 zai3 zaam6

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.[1] It is open from 06:30 to 00:00 midnight daily.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Appendix 7 - Statistics on Passenger Traffic by Control Point". Annual Report 2015. Immigration Department.
  2. ^ Immigration Control Points Archived April 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Control Point Locations (English/Chinese), GovHK. (Accessed on 2011-05-10.)