IMMIGRATION officials at Lo Wu opened five extra processing counters last night after a record number of people used the border checkpoint during the Ching Ming festival weekend.
The checkpoint closed for the day at 11 pm after processing 79,619 returning travellers and 30,241 departing residents.
Lo Wu is the busiest migration point and about half the territory's holiday-makers exit or enter through there.
The Chief Immigration Officer at Lo Wu, Mr Paul Wai Fok-cheung, said five departure counters had been turned into arrival ones to provide a total of 44.
About 40 extra counter clearance officers had been brought in for the weekend to boost numbers to 170.
Saturday's processing of almost 101,797 residents departing and 37,459 arriving had set a record for Lo Wu.
Another 83,740 people departed through Lo Wu on Sunday while fewer than 34,511 returned.