Have mainlanders ever been visa-free in Hong Kong and Macao?

Hong Kong and Macao tours are visa-free. Because according to the policy of Chinese mainland government, visitors with Chinese mainland identity cards can visit Hongkong and Macau visa-free. However, it should be noted that you need to apply for a pass to and from Hong Kong and Macao, and you need to apply for a pass in advance. In addition, tourists with passports from other countries or regions need to go through relevant visa procedures according to the situation of different countries or regions.

What are the requirements for going to Macau?

To go to Macao, you need to meet the following conditions:

1. Mainland residents travel to and from Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions for personal reasons, visit relatives, engage in business, training, employment and other non-official activities, and apply to the municipal or county public security exit-entry administration department where their household registration is located;

2. Have a pass to and from Hong Kong and Macao and a valid endorsement issued by the exit and entry administration department of the public security. Mainland residents who wish to settle in Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions shall apply to the municipal or county public security exit-entry administration department where their household registration is located;

3. Go to Hong Kong and Macao with the passport issued by the exit and entry administration department of public security. Holders who settle in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region must leave the country at Luohu Port, Shenzhen Bay Port, Shekou Wharf Port (by boat) and Futian Port;

If the holder wants to settle in the Macao Special Administrative Region, he must leave the country from Gongbei Port in Zhuhai.

To sum up, mainlanders in Hong Kong are granted visa-free access to Macau because Chinese mainland passport holders are domestic tourists and can enjoy the visa-free policy.

Legal basis:

Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Municipality on Exit and Entry of Citizens

Article 4

Compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao who travel between Hong Kong, Macao and the Mainland pass through the ports open to the outside world with the Home Visit Permit or Entry-Exit Pass issued by the public security organs of our country.

Article 10

Citizens of China who travel between the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region, and citizens of China who travel between the Mainland and Taiwan Province Province, shall apply for a permit according to law and abide by the relevant provisions of this Law. Specific management measures shall be formulated by the State Council.

Article 11

When China citizens leave or enter the country, they shall submit their passports or other travel documents and other exit and entry documents to the entry-exit frontier inspection authorities, and shall go through the prescribed procedures before leaving or entering the country.

At qualified ports, the entry-exit frontier inspection organs shall provide special passages and other convenient measures for China citizens to enter and leave the country.