Road border crossing was first introduced in clearance | no-clearance on Sunday _ no Sunday News

News Agency in hunchun, June 9 (Xinhua He Baoqing) 9th in hunchun city in Jilin province port news release, huichun river port has introduced "Sunday-free customs clearance system", visitors can clearance this week to North Korea for sightseeing. This Highway border crossings is the first "no Sunday opening" port.

Hunchun city, Jilin province is located in the lower reaches of the Tumen River border area in China, Russia and North Korea, circle river ports in its territory with North Korean Yuan Ting points, here is the only one can go directly to the North Korean city of rason special channels.

With North Korea have jointly developed, jointly manage North Korea's rason economic and trade zone, an increasing number of tourists and engaged in border trade between China's hunchun River-North Korea Yuan Ting port, personnel entering or leaving circle river ports of more than 2000 passengers a day. For the convenience of tourists pass circle river ports have implemented every week without lunch break, Six-day workweek, but still cannot meet the immigration needs of tourists.

In March this year, North Korea to begin consultations "Sunday-free customs clearance system" to reach an agreement in early June, both in addition to statutory holidays and special circumstances, port week switch. First batch of tourists already on June 8 smooth customs clearance, travel to rason parts.

Hunchun port Office Director Cui Shenglong introduced circle river ports now "no clearance on Sunday" is limited to tourism personnel and self-drive vehicle, the next step will be extended to border trade officials and businessmen of small passenger vehicles.

Coastal travel agency General Manager Miao Jinling in hunchun said, every Sunday at hunchun, tourists will not be able to leave in the past, tourists rason in North Korea will not be able to return home, this has undoubtedly increased the cost of travel of tourists and travel agencies. Now in effect "no Sunday opening" working mechanisms will greatly facilitate tourist and travel agencies, thereby promoting the development of cross-border tourism in this region. (End text)

(Original title: Road border crossing was first introduced in "Sunday-free customs clearance system")

(Edit: SN098)11:03 June 09, 2014 China News Network