Police predict 5 to 7 pct increase in border crossing during golden week

The Public Security Police (PSP) estimated that, compared to the same period last year, the amount of passengers crossing the border checkpoints will increase by about five to seven percent during the Chinese National Day golden week holiday.
In a press release, PSP said that additional border crossing channels will be opened to cater for the week. If the authorities find that the hall of the Border Gate checkpoint is approaching its maximum capacity, it will impose measures to channel passenger traffic. This may include temporarily sealing both sides of the Border Gate Square and setting up temporary entrances and exits. The authorities may also arrange Macau residents, registrants of the automated passenger clearance system, elderly people, pregnant women, disabled people, and children younger than three years old to be in the same queue, while visitors are directed in another queue, in order to speed up the process.
As for the pedestrian traffic control measures at Avenida de Almeida Riberiro (San Ma Lo), the PSP statement indicated that there will be measures imposed on the street in front of Senado Square, the intersection between San Ma Lo and Avenida Infante D. Henrique, and part of the Avenida da Praia Grande if the roads have reached their maximum capacity.
For example, the pavements on both sides of San Ma Lo will only allow one-way pedestrian traffic. People who want to enter Avenida Infante D. Henrique from San Ma Lo will also need to use the pedestrian crossing facilities in front of HSBC Bank and the old court house instead of crossing the road directly in front of BNU Bank and the Bank of China.
PSP urged residents and visitors to follow police instructions and take care of the elder and young children travelling with them. It also said that people can access the real-time border-crossing situation through PSP’s website and a mobile app. JPL