Can I travel to Hong Kong and Macau with an ordinary passport?

When a citizen has a passport and the destination is a third country, he can use the passport to pass through Hong Kong and Macau; if the citizen holds a passport but the destination is Hong Kong and Macau, he is not allowed to use the passport directly to enter, which is Illegal conduct.

Ordinary passports cannot go to Hong Kong and Macau. To go to Hong Kong and Macau, you need to apply for a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport and a Macau Special Administrative Region passport.

1. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport, a passport authorized by the Hong Kong SAR government to be issued to Chinese permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, issued by the Hong Kong Immigration Department.

2. The Macao Special Administrative Region passport is a passport of the People's Republic of China authorized by the Macao Special Administrative Region government to issue in accordance with the law to Chinese citizens holding Macao Special Administrative Region permanent resident identity cards. It is now issued by Macao The Identity Identification Bureau of the Special Administrative Region Government is responsible for issuing.

Relevant regulations

Applicants must submit their resident ID card, household register and copies; during the period of receiving, renewing or re-issuing the resident ID card, the applicant can submit a temporary resident ID card. Residents under the age of 16 should bring their own household registration book (for collective household registration, submit the "Permanent Population Registration Form"), the original resident ID card of their guardian and the original documents that can prove the guardianship relationship (such as household registration book, birth certificate, etc.), and submit it to their guardian. Accompany you to handle the matter.

Personnel at the deputy director level or above of state agencies, middle-level or above leaders of large and medium-sized state-owned enterprises and members of the leadership team of subordinate enterprises, members of the leadership team of state-owned enterprises at the district (county) level, and representatives of state-owned equity in state-controlled enterprises , middle-level and above leaders in the financial, insurance, and securities systems at or above the county level.

Retired cadres at or above the department or bureau level and other registered personnel submit their opinions to their units in accordance with their cadre management authority and administrative affiliations; for military personnel, their troops or work units shall issue opinions in accordance with their personnel or cadre management authority.

If your ordinary passport is stolen abroad due to private reasons, and you need to apply for a new passport, the applicant must provide a written report on how your passport was stolen and relevant documents sufficient to prove that you indeed have Chinese nationality.