Gongbei Port of Entry
22°13′07″N113°32′56″E/ 22.21861°N 113.54889°E
TheGongbei Port(Chinese:Củng bắc khẩu ngạn;pinyin:Gǒngběi Kǒuàn;Wade–Giles:Kung3-pei3Kʻou3-an4;Jyutping:Gung2baak1Hau2ngon6) is animmigrationandcustomscheckpoint located inZhuhaiinmainland China,on its border withMacau.It is operated by theBureau of Exit and Entry Administrationof theMinistry of Public Security,and theGeneral Administration of Customs.
History[edit]
In 2013, more than 99 million travelers went through the Gongbei Port of Entry.[1]This grew to 134 million in 2018.[2]
In October 2016, the Gongbei Port of Entry started to use an AI-powered humanoid robot, the Sanbot. It has been programmed to respond to over 3,000 commonly asked questions and provide guidance on local laws and regulations.[1]The robot can quiz passengers in different languages.[3]
Description[edit]
The Gongbei Port of Entry is located in theGongbei Subdistrict(jiedao) in the southeastern part of Zhuhai, and is one of four ports of entry on land between mainland China and Macau (One being theLotus Bridge,connectingHengqin,Zhuhai in mainland China withCotai,Macau (Hengqin port). Another is theHong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao bridge port,the other Qingmao port).
Immigration and customs for travellers exiting mainland China are to the east, while immigration and customs for those entering mainland China are to the west.
There is a large underground shopping mall under the plaza north of the port-of-entry building.
The counterpart in Macau, through which travellers must pass before or after Gongbei, is thePortas do Cerco,operated by the Serviço de Migração of the Corpo de Polícia de Segurança Pública, and theServiços de Alfândega.
Zhuhai Macao Border Crossing Facilities[edit]
On the completion of theHong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridgein December 2017, a separate Gongbei Port of Entry be in use on an infilled island that will serve as the custom control area for the bridge's western terminus. Traffic from the bridge will proceed towards Gongbei and then westward to Nanping.
Transport to the border[edit]
Gongbei Bus Station, acoachstation, with transport to Guangzhou and other cities inGuangdongand elsewhere in China, is located within walking distance from the border crossing.
Zhuhai Railway Station,with high-speed rail service toGuangzhou South Railway Station,is located beside the border crossing. An extension ofZhuhai Tram Line 1was planned to link Gongbei to the station and onward to central Zhuhai.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^abQIHAN Sanbot Humanoid Robot Aiding Customs Workers At Gongbei Port of Entry,Businesswire.com,29 November 2016 (accessed 21 April 2019)
- ^"Macau | Gongbei Border crossings in 2018 highest ever in China - Zhuhai Gov't".Macau Business.2019-01-03.Retrieved2019-06-14.
- ^Tech Wisdom: Both AI, Humans Must Secure PortsArchived2019-04-21 at theWayback Machine,Porttechnology.org,31 July 2017 (accessed 21 April 2019)
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