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On October 9, 2013, the Customs Administration announced that Customs officers from Keelung Customs had processed the high-speed passenger liner “Hai Xia Hao” and its 240 passengers and 25 crew members. The “Hai Xia Hao” had made its first cross-strait crossing from Pingtan City in Fujian Province on the Mainland. To facilitate passenger clearance, in addition to the 8 customs officers stationed at Taipei Port, a set of X-ray inspection instrument and two detector dog teams were deployed to process the luggage inspection operations.
The ceremony marking “Hai Xia Hao’s” first trip to Taipei Port was held in the Port in the morning of the same day. Not only was it the first time for the Taipei Port to provide passenger service, but it was also the first time to have a China-registered ship visiting the ports in northern Taiwan after the government opened the direct cross-strait transportation. With the close cooperation between the Customs and the Taiwan International Ports Corporation’s branch office at Taipei Port, the preparation and the facilities needed for passenger luggage inspection had been completed before “Hai Xia Hao” called the Taipei Port. The “Hai Xia Hao” is a high speed multi-purpose vessel that may transport cargo from the Mainland in the future. |
Taiwan Customs processes first liner and passengers from Mainland
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