HONG KONG: CHINA FERRY TERMINAL E-CHANNEL OPENS.

IPR Strategic Business Information Database, August, 2005

According to news.gov.hk: Hong Kong permanent residents aged 11 or above and holding smart identity cardscan use the automated passenger clearance auto-gate at the China Ferry Terminal departure hall from today. The e-channel is open 9am to 5pm daily. The Immigration Department will review the operating situation with a view to extending the opening hours and increasing the number of e-channels.

If people's thumbs are unclean, too dry or too moist, the scanner's ability to read the thumbprints will be affected. Thumbs should be cleaned before the person enters the e-channel. If it is too dry, a wet tissue should be used to dampen it. If the thumb is too moist, it should be wiped with a dry tissue. If people registered their smart identity cards with fingers other...