Lo Wu Control Point is an immigration

Immigration

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 control point

Control point

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 of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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 located in Lo Wu

Lo Wu

Lo Wu or Lowu is an area in North District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It lies on the borders between Hong Kong and mainland China, specifically the Luohu District of Shenzhen in mainland China. The area is most notable as the location of the most heavily used immigration control point for...

, North District, within the Closed Area

Closed Area

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 along the border with mainland China

Mainland China

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. Its counterpart across the border is the Luohu Port

Luohu Port

The Luohu Port is a port of entry of the People's Republic of China , located in Luohu District of Shenzhen in mainland China, on the border of mainland China with Hong Kong...

, located within the Luohu District of Shenzhen

Shenzhen

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 in mainland China.

The control point is connected with MTR

MTR

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's Lo Wu Station, whereas the Luohu Port is connected to Shenzhen Railway Station Plaza, Luohu Commercial City and Shenzhen Railway Station

Shenzhen railway station

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, as well as Shenzhen Metro

Shenzhen Metro

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's Luohu Station

Luohu Station

Luohu Station is a terminus of Shenzhen Metro Luobao Line. It started operations on 28 December 2004. It is located at the underground of the junction of Luohu Port and Shenzhen Railway Station East Plaza in Luohu District, Shenzhen, China. It gives access to Shenzhen Railway Station to take...

.

There are almost one hundred million

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people using Lo Wu Control Point annually, and it is the busiest immigration control point.