Liquor limits relaxed on Kinmen, Matsu ferries

Passengers taking the ferry between coastal cities in Fujian province and the islands of Kinmen and Matsu administered by Taiwan are now allowed to take with them six bottles of Kinmen Liquor per person, increased from four bottles, the local customs control authority said on Monday.

The liquor brand from Kinmen, a spirit of many types, is famous in both Taiwan and on the Chinese mainland.

Hong Chao-hsiung, a resident from Kinmen, who runs a Kinmen souvenir store in Quanzhou, Fujian, said, "Many Taiwan passengers taking the boats will bring the liquor as a gift to their relatives and friends on the mainland."