# Sha Tau Kok Control Point

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Border crossing between Hong Kong and mainland China

Sha Tau Kok Control Point 沙頭角管制站 Interactive map of the Sha Tau Kok Control Point area General information Type Border control Location Sha Tau Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong, China Coordinates 22°32′56.8″N 114°13′23.8″E / 22.549111°N 114.223278°E / 22.549111; 114.223278 Opened 28 February 1985; 41 years ago (1985-02-28) Operator Customs and Excise Department, Immigration Department Website td.gov.hk (Hong Kong) Coordinates 22°32′59″N 114°13′24″E / 22.549653°N 114.223289°E / 22.549653; 114.223289 Carries Vehicles (cars and lorries) Crosses Frontier Closed Area Statistics Toll No toll Location Interactive map of Sha Tau Kok Control Point

**Sha Tau Kok Control Point** ([Chinese](/source/Traditional_Chinese_characters): 沙頭角管制站) is a land [immigration](/source/Immigration) [control point](/source/Border_checkpoint) of Hong Kong, located in [Sha Tau Kok](/source/Sha_Tau_Kok), [North District](/source/North_District%2C_Hong_Kong), [New Territories](/source/New_Territories), Hong Kong, along the border between [mainland China](/source/Mainland_China) and Hong Kong.

## Opening

Sha Tau Kok was the second cross-border road link between Hong Kong and mainland China, after [Man Kam To Control Point](/source/Man_Kam_To_Control_Point).[1] It was officially opened on 28 February 1985 by Zhen Xipui, deputy mayor of [Shenzhen](/source/Shenzhen), and John Boyd, a Hong Kong government official.[2]

The crossing is open from 7am to 10pm.[3] Its counterpart across the border is the [Shatoujiao Port](/source/Shatoujiao_Port).

## Traffic

The control point is mainly used by vehicles (cars and lorries). It acts as a border gateway from or to places in eastern [Guangdong Province](/source/Guangdong_Province), such as [Huizhou](/source/Huizhou) and [Chaoshan](/source/Chaoshan). But it is one of the least frequently used immigration control point in Hong Kong.[4]

Including both drivers and passengers, the Sha Tau Kok Control Point processed 3,866,065 people in 2015, making it the least-used of the four road border crossings in Hong Kong.[5]

## Public transport

'Sha Tau Kok Express' buses run to and from [Sheung Shui](/source/Sheung_Shui) bus station.

## See also

- [Sha Tau Kok](/source/Sha_Tau_Kok)

- [Shan Tsui](/source/Shan_Tsui)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-40million_1-0)** "$40 million to be spent on border crossing". *South China Morning Post*. 1 November 1985. p. 13.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-trafficlinkopened_2-0)** Cheung, Walter (1 March 1985). "Shumchun traffic link opened". *South China Morning Post*. p. 6.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Extension of operating hours at Sha Tau Kok Control Point"](http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/200906/24/P200906240237_print.htm).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Immigration Control Points](http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/immdctlpts.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100210141705/http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/immdctlpts.htm) 2010-02-10 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-annualreport2015_5-0)** ["Appendix 7 - Statistics on Passenger Traffic by Control Point"](http://www.immd.gov.hk/publications/a_report_2015/en/appendices-07.html). *Annual Report 2015*. Immigration Department.

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