Express customs channel planned for all visiting athletes, delegates and reporters

Special customs clearance channels will be set up for the duration of the Universiade Shenzhen 2011, allowing for the speedy processing of athletes, delegation representatives and overseas journalists, according to the executive office of the grand sport event and port-of-entry office of the city.

More than 20,000 foreign guests are expected to come to Shenzhen for the Universiade in August 2011, according to Liang Daoxing, director general of the executive office of the organizing committee for the Universiade Shenzhen 2011.

The foreign visitors will include 13,000 athletes and more than 2,000 officials from the sporting bodies of around 180 countries and regions. An additional 5,000 foreign journalists are also expected in the city to provide global coverage of the event.