8.2m travellers likely to flock to Hong Kong on LNY

This is an 11% growth versus last year.

According to a release, about 8.18 million passengers will pass through sea, land and air control points during the Lunar New Year festive period from February 8 to 17, up 11% on last year.

The Immigration Department said 74% of these passengers, or 6.03 million people, will pass through land boundary control points.

The number of outbound passengers using land boundary control points will reach its peak on February 8 with about 327,000 passengers departing Hong Kong, while inbound traffic will be at its heaviest on February 13 with 381,000 people arriving.

Lo Wu Control Point will be the busiest crossing, with 2.76 million passengers using it throughout the festive period - a daily average of 276,000.

Passenger traffic at the Lok Ma Chau, Lok Ma Chau Spur Line, and Shenzhen Bay control points will also be heavy, with daily average forecasts of 86,000, 122,000 and 94,000 people.