Frontier Closed Area
The Frontier Closed Area is a regulated border zone in Hong Kong that extends inwards from the border with mainland China.
The Frontier Closed Area is a regulated border zone in Hong Kong that extends inwards from the border with mainland China. It was established by the Frontier Closed Area Order, 1951, and 1984.
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Worth seeing in and around Frontier Closed Area
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Shun Hing Square
Shun Hing Square, also known as "Di Wang Tower" is a 384-meter -tall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. Upon its completion in 1996, it became the tallest building in China, until being surpassed by CITIC Plaza in the next year.
1.8 km · skyscraper in Shenzhen · Wikipedia - 02Kingkey 100
KK100, formerly known as Kingkey 100 and Kingkey Finance Tower, is a 100-story, 442 m supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
1.8 km · skyscraper in Luohu, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China · Wikipedia - 03SEG Plaza
SEG Plaza is a skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. Completed in 2000 and located at the junction of Shennan Road and Huaqiangbei Electronics Market, it originally stood 356 metres tall including the height of the original antenna which has since been removed.
2.4 km · skyscraper located in Shenzhen, China · Wikipedia - 04Hon Kwok City Center
Hon Kwok City Center is a skyscraper in Shenzhen, China. Construction began in 2010 and was completed in 2017.
2.9 km · skyscraper · Wikipedia - 05Shenzhen Stadium
Shenzhen Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Futian, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. It had a seating capacity of 32,500 people and was the home of Shenzhen F.C..
3.8 km · building in Futian District, China · Wikipedia - 06Panglin Plaza
Panglin Plaza is a 57-floor 240 metre tall skyscraper completed in 1999 located in Shenzhen, China. It served as The Hilton until April 2006, since then it is The PangLin Hotel.
2.3 km · building in Shenzhen, China · Wikipedia - 07Guomao Building
The Guomao Building is an office tower and one of the earliest skyscrapers in Shenzhen, China. Its fast construction process was termed the "Shenzhen speed".
2.1 km · skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China · Wikipedia - 08Lo Wu Correctional Institution
Lo Wu Correctional Institution is a medium-security prison in Lo Wu, New Territories, Hong Kong housing adult women prisoners and remands. It is the largest women's prison in Hong Kong.
1.9 km · building in North District, China · Wikipedia - 09Citymark Centre
Citymark Center, also known as Chengmai Center and Citymark Financial Center, is a supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. The building is 388 meters high and has 70 floors.
3.4 km · skyscraper in Shenzhen, China · Wikipedia - 10Sheung Shui Mosque and Islamic Centre
The Sheung Shui Mosque and Islamic Centre, also known as the King Abdullah Islamic Centre and Elderly Home, is a proposed mosque and Islamic centre currently under construction in Fanling–Sheung Shui New Town, North District, New Territories, Hong Kong. When completed, it will be the sixth mosque built in Hong Kong and the first one in New Territories.
3.7 km · building in New Territories, Hong Kong · Wikipedia
Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Getting to Frontier Closed Area
- Airports
- Hong Kong (HKG), 31 km · Shenzhen Bao'an (SZX), 33 km · Macau (MFM), 67 km
- Stations
- Lo Wu station, 1.4 km · Lok Ma Chau station, 3.9 km · Luohu Station, 1.4 km · Shenzhen Railway Station, 1.3 km · Laojie Station, 2.2 km
- Nossa Senhora do Carmo → Frontier Closed Area80 km · quickest by road, 2h 18m · $9–12
- Zhuhai (Jinwan) → Frontier Closed Area104 km · quickest by road, 2h 53m · ¥55–70
- Guangzhou (Huadu) → Frontier Closed Area146 km · quickest by road, 2h 52m · ¥70–95
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Frontier Closed Area
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Frontier Closed Area. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThis visa is available at some land entry points from Hong Kong such as Lo Wu/Luohu and Lok Ma Chau/Huanggang (which is not Lok Ma Chau Spur Line/Futian where the MTR East Rail Line terminates, you get there with shuttle bus (HK$10) from Lok Ma Chau (San Tin) terminus, the same shuttle will then take you across no man's land to Shenzhen after HK border check, so keep the ticket), Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (only for passengers arriving from Macau by helicopter) and the Shekou ferry terminal.
- Get inVisa-on-arrival is only available for those arriving on the helicopter service from Macau.
- Get inFerry from the airport ferry terminal (Fuyong Ferry Terminal) to Hong Kong, Macau, Zhongshan, or Zhuhai.
- Get inA free shuttle bus connects the ferry terminal to the airport itself.
- Get inFuyong is also served by a direct ferry service to Hong Kong International Airport which allows you to skip Hong Kong immigration, making this a convenient option if you need to connect between flights at the two airports.
From Wikivoyage: Shenzhen, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-08.
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Next door to Frontier Closed Area
Frontier Closed Area is 4 km from Shenzhen, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Luohu Districtdistrict of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China3.4 km
- Dongmencommercial area in Luohu District, Shenzhen, China2.5 km
- Lok Ma Chauhuman settlement3.5 km
- Huaqiangbeineighborhood2.2 km
- Sheung Shuiarea of Hong Kong3.5 km
- Ho Sheung Heungarea of Hong Kong2.3 km