An estimated 7.3 million people will travel through Hong Kong checkpoints during the National Day and Chung Yeung holidays, up 19% on the same period last year.

The Immigration Department expects 5.6 million travellers to pass through land boundary checkpoints, up 19% on the same period last year. About 910,000 will pass through Hong Kong International Airport, up 13%, while 820,000 will use the China and the Macau Ferry Terminals, up 24%.

The peak period for cross-boundary traffic will be September 30 to October 11. About 3.6 million passengers (300,000 daily) will travel via Lo Wu control point, representing 65% of total estimated cross-boundary passenger traffic, up 16.5%. Lok Ma Chau will see 1.6 million passengers (134,000 daily), up 24%.

Departing passengers using land boundary checkpoints will peak at 280,000 on September 30, with peak arrivals set for October 2 with 330,000. Highest daily traffic is expected to reach 530,000 on October 1.

About 1.9 million passengers use land boundary checkpoints from October 8 to 11. The department will deploy 250 more officers to cope with demand.