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March 26, 2005
Immigration
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1m people depart on Easter holidays

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Immigration Department

On March 25, a total of 1.13 million people left Hong Kong through air, land and sea immigration points - 49.8% via Lo Wu, 19% via Lok Ma Chau and 14.2% via the airport.

 

So far 697,470 people had arrived since March 23. Among them, 46.8% entered via Lo Wu and 23.8% via Lok Ma Chau. Air passengers accounted for 15.1%.

 

The Immigration Department estimates that 2.21 million people left via Lo Wu between March 23 and 29 - a daily average of 315,000.

 

A record 790 flight movements are expected at the airport on Good Friday, 8% up on the general daily rate of 730.

 

From March 23 to April 5, about 107 additional scheduled and ad-hoc charter flights, a total of 214 movements, will be run by 15 airlines to 10 destinations on the Mainland, 10 in Northeast Asia and eight in Southeast Asia.



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