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Border crossings to surge during festival

The National Immigration Administration is projecting a 32.5 percent year-on-year surge in border entries and exits during this weekend's Dragon Boat Festival break, with a daily average of 1.75 million crossings, it said on Thursday. The Dragon Boat Festival, one of China's major traditional holidays, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, which is Monday this year. Major aviation hubs are expected to see a steady increase in passenger traffic, and arrivals and departures at Shanghai Pudong Airport are projected to average 89,000 a day. In response, immigration authorities have implemented measures to streamline clearance procedures and maintain operational efficiency and safety, aiming to keep waiting periods in immigration lines for Chinese citizens below 30 minutes.

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