AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Nov. 17 -- "It has been an absolute pleasure to be here to open this," New Zealand Minister of Customs Meka Whaitiri said during an official opening of the Customs e-Gates to Chinese e-passport holders on Friday.
New Zealand Customs e-Gates, formerly known as the SmartGate, is a system to facilitate travellers to pass the Customs easier. The system uses biometrics to match the picture in e-passport with the picture it takes of the passport holder at the gate. It is much efficient than traditional manual way of passing through the Customs.
E-Gates were introduced at New Zealand airports in 2009, and China is the sixth country that the service opens to, after New Zealand, Australia, the United States, Britain and Canada.
Earlier this year, the New Zealand government announced to launch facilitation procedures for Chinese citizens' customs clearance in New Zealand airports and offer multi-entry visas valid for up to five years. One of the main aims of those measures is to attract more Chinese tourists to New Zealand.
Whaitiri told Xinhua that China is the second largest international tourism market for New Zealand and the Chinese tourists contribute quite a lot to local economy.
New Zealand values Chinese visitors to the country. The opening of e-Gates to Chinese tourists is a measure to make their experience through the Customs and Immigration checks an easy one.
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