Lok Ma Chau or Lokmachau is a village in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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's New Territories

New Territories

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 and also a major pedestrian (which is linked directly to the Hong Kong rapid transit network) and road border crossing point between Hong Kong and mainland China

Mainland China

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. It lies just south of the Sham Chun River

Sham Chun River

Sham Chun River serves as the natural border between Hong Kong and Mainland China, together with the Sha Tau Kok River....

 (or Shenzhen River in Mandarin), which forms the border between Hong Kong and mainland China. Lok Ma Chau lies opposite Huanggang

Huanggang, Shenzhen

Huanggang Port is a port of entry on the border between mainland China and Hong Kong, in Huanggang of Shenzhen in mainland China. Its counterpart in Hong Kong is the Lok Ma Chau Control Point, located in Lok Ma Chau of Hong Kong's New Territories, across the Sham Chun River from Huanggang.-Border...

 in Shenzhen

Shenzhen

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, China

China

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Lok Ma Chau lies within Hong Kong's Frontier Closed Area, a buffer zone established by the Hong Kong government to prevent illegal immigrants from mainland China, and access to the area is restricted to those holding Closed Area Permits. Those who are crossing the border to or from China do not need permits but must leave the area immediately after completing immigration procedures.

To the southwest of Lok Ma Chau is the Mai Po Wetlands.
The village belongs to the Cheung clan with ancestral roots that can be traced back to Shenzhen in China.

Facilities

• Lok Ma Chau Control Point
  Lok Ma Chau Control Point
  Lok Ma Chau Control Point is an immigration control point in Lok Ma Chau, Yuen Long, New Territories, Hong Kong, which is on the border between Hong Kong mainland China. It has been the only 24-hour clearance control point in Hong Kong since January 2003...
  
  
• Lok Ma Chau Station