STORY: Land port in NE China resumes passenger services
DATELINE: June 14, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:38
LOCATION: SHENYANG, China
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of clearance of Luobei port
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XU ZHIDONG, Deputy director of Luobei border checkpoint
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG WENBO, Head of passenger inspection department of Luobei Customs
4. various of clearance of Luobei port

STORYLINE:

The land port of Luobei on China's border with Russia saw cross-border passenger traffic on June 10,,three years after the port in north China's Heilongjiang Province suspended services due to COVID-19 epidemic control measures.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XU ZHIDONG, Deputy director of Luobei border checkpoint
"After receiving the notification of resuming passenger customs clearance, we carried out our duties, maintained the equipment, and carried out exercises in a strict and scientific way to ensure safe, stable and orderly customs clearance at Luobei port. We are working to contribute our part to promoting local economic development."

Located on the northeastern edge of Heilongjiang province, Luobei is a major port for China-Russia passenger and freight transport.

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG WENBO, Head of passenger inspection department of Luobei Customs
"Next, Luobei Customs will increase the allocation of border check personnel, enhance the use of high-tech applications in our work, and optimize the clearance process to improve the clearance speed."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shenyang, China.
(XHTV)