Hong Kong's interdepartmental working group on festival arrangements, led by the Chief Secretary for Administration, reported in a September 28 statement that the Immigration Department estimated around 7.44 million passengers, including Hong Kong residents and visitors, would pass through the city's sea, land and air control points during the Mainland's National Day Golden Week, planned for October 1 to October 7. Of these, about 6.31 million were expected to use land boundary control points, with outbound and inbound flows relatively higher on October 3 (Saturday) and October 4 (Sunday), at around 587,000 and 586,000 passengers respectively.

Daily averages of about 220,000 passengers were forecast at Lo Wu, 190,000 at Lok Ma Chau Spur Line and 150,000 at Shenzhen Bay. The Immigration Department, Police Force, Customs and Excise Department and MTR Corporation planned a joint command centre at Lo Wu, and the department said it would open additional and temporary counters and vehicle clearance kiosks in advance, minimise leave for frontline officers and deploy extra security staff for crowd management.

Authorities advised travellers to plan ahead and avoid peak periods, and pointed to the Security Bureau's "Easy Boundary" platform for waiting-time information. They also reminded travellers to carry valid identity and travel documents, noting that about 800 e-channels were installed at control points and that the Seamless e-Channel service had been launched at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port departure hall.