Chief Secretary Carrie Lam today visited Lok Ma Chau Control Point to learn more about the work of immigration and customs staff on duty there.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Mrs Lam extended her greetings to the front-line staff and the public while inspecting the immigration control point.

Mrs Lam said given the huge number of members of people travelling through the land boundary control points during the Lunar New Year, she commended the immigration staff for serving with determination and dedication, as well as providing courteous and efficient services.

While noting the increasing inbound and outbound passenger traffic in recent years has placed pressure on the Immigration Department, Mrs Lam greatly appreciates its untiring efforts to enhance service delivery efficiency to meet demand.

Mrs Lam also highly praised the Customs & Excise Department’s staff for monitoring the parallel trading of infant formula, enhancing intelligence exchanges with their Shenzhen counterparts, and notifying Shenzhen customs officers of on-site parallel trading activities.

The Government proposes to amend the Import & Export (General) Regulations to impose export control on infant formula. When the amended regulations come into operation, the department will bolster manpower deployment and take corresponding enforcement action.