The Shenzhen Bay Port is an port of entry

Port of entry

In general, a port of entry is a place where one may lawfully enter a country. It typically has a staff of people who check passports and visas and inspect luggage to assure that contraband is not imported. International airports are usually ports of entry, as are road and rail crossings on a...

 in the People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

, on the border with its special administrative region

Special administrative region

A special administrative region, or SAR may be:People's Republic of China* Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, self-governing country subdivision in Hong Kong and Macau...

 of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

. It is located geographically in Dongjiaotou, Shekou

Shekou

Shekou is an area at the tip of Nantou Peninsula in Shenzhen, Guangdong, southern China, south of Nantou and facing Lau Fau Shan of Hong Kong across Deep Bay.It was formerly a customs station in Bao'an County and now belongs to Nanshan District of Shenzhen...

, which lies on the southwestern corner of the city of Shenzhen

Shenzhen

Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...

 in the Guangdong Province. Its Hong Kong counterpart is the Shenzhen Bay Control Point

Shenzhen Bay Control Point

Shenzhen Bay Control Point is a Hong Kong immigration control point on its border with mainland China. It is housed in the same building with its mainland Chinese counterpart, the Shenzhen Bay Port....

, which is co-located in the same building. The Hong Kong portion of the building, and its adjacent area, are leased to Hong Kong and made under Hong Kong's jurisdiction.

It was commissioned on 1 July 2007, when Hu Jintao

Hu Jintao

Hu Jintao is the current Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China. He has held the titles of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China since 2002, President of the People's Republic of China since 2003, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission since 2004, succeeding Jiang...

, the President of the People's Republic of China

President of the People's Republic of China

The President of the People's Republic of China is a ceremonial office and a part of State organs under the National People's Congress and it is the head of state of the People's Republic of China . The office was created by the 1982 Constitution...

, attended the opening ceremony

Ceremony

A ceremony is an event of ritual significance, performed on a special occasion. The word may be of Etruscan origin.-Ceremonial occasions:A ceremony may mark a rite of passage in a human life, marking the significance of, for example:* birth...

 on that day.

Shenzhen Bay Control Point is the first boundary control point with the immigration facilities of the Hong Kong side co-located in the same passenger terminal building with the mainland side. This allows passengers and vehicles for departure

Departure

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 and arrival

Arrival

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 clearance

Clearance

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to take place within a short distance.

Buses

• 31: Shenzhen Bay Port - Moon Bay Garden
• 90: Shenzhen Bay Port - Window of the World
• 98: Shenzhen Port Bay - Xincheng Inspection Station
• 123: Shenzhen Port Bay - Dexin Garden
• 217: Shenzhen Port Bay - Nantou Inspection Station
• 245: Shenzhen Port Bay - Meilin Inspection Station
• Airport 8: Shenzhen Port Bay - Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
• B602: Shenzhen Bay Port | 深圳湾口岸 - Sea World Bus Terminal | 海上世界总站 First Bus:07:00

Last Bus:20:00