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Hong Kong Immigration Department extends weekend service hours to clear passport backlog
To ease severe queues for passports and other travel documents, Hong Kong’s Immigration Department will keep its headquarters and seven branch offices open until 9 p.m. on the next two Saturdays. Walk-ins are welcome and no quotas apply, potentially processing 10,000 extra passports. The move should smooth outbound travel for residents and employers during the Lunar New Year rush.
System-wide flight delays ripple across Asia, hitting 175 departures at Hong Kong airport
An operational crunch on 25 January saw 1,540 flight delays across Asia and 175 disruptions at Hong Kong International Airport alone, with Cathay Pacific posting the most affected services. Weather and tight rosters, rather than mass cancellations, created rolling knock-on delays, heightening the risk of missed connections for business travellers.
Border spot-checks test Hong Kong taxi drivers as two-device dashboard rule kicks in
Hong Kong has begun enforcing a new rule limiting taxi drivers to two small mobile-device screens within their line of sight. Police issued the first summonses at Shenzhen Bay border checkpoint on 25 January, signalling zero-tolerance for blatant breaches. The regulation aims to cut driver distraction and could affect cross-border travellers’ wait times while fleets comply.