Legislators call for scrapping “black code”; Shenzhen port office says passenger health declarations are a “national authority”
議員提取消「黑碼」 深圳市口岸辦：旅客健康申報屬「國家事權」
After Hong Kong and mainland China fully reopened their border early this year, several Legislative Council members suggested scrapping the “black code” to facilitate crossings by residents of both places. National People’s Congress Standing Committee member Starry Lee Wai-king said elderly people without smartphones took longer to cross the border and caused confusion. She also said that when she went to Beijing for a meeting in June this year, she suggested to central government ministries and commissions that the “black code” for border crossings be scrapped. Some legislators, however, believed the “black code” did not impede crossings. The Shenzhen Municipal Port Office responded yesterday (the 9th) that passenger health declarations were a “national authority”, adding that the information required had already been substantially streamlined.
今年初香港與中國全面通關後，多名立法會議員建議取消「黑碼」，方便兩地居民過境。全國人大常委李慧琼曾指長者不用智能手機，增加過關時間和造成混亂，更表示今年6月上京開會時，向中央部委建議取消通關「黑碼」； 但亦有議員認為「黑碼」無阻過關。深圳市口岸辦昨（9日）回應，旅客健康申報屬「國家事權」，又指填報項目已大幅精簡。