To celebrate the first anniversary of the establishment of Hengqin as an area of the China (Guangdong) Pilot Free Trade Zone, Hengqin customs, together with the local government, organized the "Hengqin FTZ Era" Customs Open Day activity on the morning of April 10, 2016 and invited more than 50 residents from Zhuhai and Macao to go into the customs office of Gongbei Customs District. A number of reporters from the Chinese mainland and Macao also took part.

Their first stop was the country's first electronic "fence" monitoring system which is aimed at providing a 53-kilometer full-scale,full-coverage and intelligent monitoring of Hengqin Island. The residents and reporters later visited the 33.4-kilomete-long Hengqin pipeline project and the Hengqin International Tennis Center. It's worth noting that the pipeline project is the longest in China, with the most one-off investment.

Their last stop was the travel inspection hall of the transition-period Hengqin Port. Guests learned from customs that the Gongbei Customs District and the Zhuhai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau launched the ‘one X-ray machine, one inspecting stand', joint inspection and respective disposal policy on July 16 last year. This has improved the entry clearance efficiency by 30 per cent. Star drug-sniffing dogs also appeared for people to take photos with them.

As an area of the China (Guangdong) Pilot Free Trade Zone, Hengqin will play an important role in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao area and the Belt and Road Initiative.

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