STORY: Xinjiang's land port steps up service for Lunar New Year homecomers
SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 2, 2024
DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:30
LOCATION: URUMQI, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the Horgos Port
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MO TONGHUI, Overseas worker
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SUI CHANGWEN, Student

STORYLINE:

As the Spring Festival draws near, the border port of Horgos in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is seeing more Chinese people working and studying abroad heading back to their home country.

According to the entry-exit border inspection station of Horgos, the number of people entering and exiting the country has exceeded 80,000 this year, marking a substantial increase compared to the same period last year.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MO TONGHUI, Overseas worker
"We woke up very early today because we were very excited about going back home."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SUI CHANGWEN, Student
"I am studying in Russia. I flew from Moscow to Kazakhstan and then returned to China from Kazakhstan. The Spring Festival is approaching, so I returned early."

To effectively handle the passenger flow peak, the Horgos border checkpoint has launched several measures, including opening more inspection channels and stepping up services.

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