I plan to travel to Hong Kong this year. Which is better, passport or Hong Kong and Macao Pass?

You should make it clear that the users of pass and passport are different, and you can't confuse them, otherwise you are asking for trouble. Let me tell you in detail.

1. It's not better, but I want to travel to Hong Kong and Macao, so I can only get a Hong Kong and Macao pass. You can't travel to Hong Kong and Macao with your passport. As early as the beginning of this year, a new rule was implemented. You can only travel to Hong Kong and Macao with a Hong Kong and Macao Pass. If you use a third-party visa and passport, you will be prosecuted, fined and imprisoned by the authorities. You can check whether this information is true or not on the Internet. If you want to go to Hong Kong, you can surf the Internet.

2. The scope of use is different and there is no advantage. Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions have independent customs clearance documents (Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan are all regions of one country, two systems for the time being, and have their own rules and regulations, and their entry and exit policies are different from those when you go abroad). Hong Kong and Macao should use the same Hong Kong and Macao Pass (blue notebook) and their respective endorsements (indicate the number and duration of valid entry and exit, and apply for a new endorsement after use or expiration. If you want to go to Taiwan Province Province, you need to apply for an entry permit. The entry permit is valid once. If you want to go again, you need to do it again. Passport is specially for you to go abroad, that is, to leave a country outside China. You must obtain a visa from the corresponding country to enter and leave the country normally. However, due to traffic reasons, not every country has direct flights with China, so many times mainland residents need to go to Hong Kong and Macao as the starting point for direct flights. Only then can you use your passport as a voucher to temporarily enter and leave Hong Kong and Macao. The stay time is the same as that of the Hong Kong and Macao Pass, and you can stay for seven days at a time. But you must have a visa stamp for a third country, which means that you can go to other countries and then use Hong Kong and Macao as a transit point, so you can really use your passport to enter and leave Hong Kong and Macao. Otherwise, as mentioned above, once caught, it will be punished, which will also affect the credibility of future entry and exit. You don't need to use the Hong Kong and Macao Pass to leave the third country and pass through Hong Kong and Macao. If you want to go to Korea, you must get a passport and then apply for a visa to go to Korea.

3. No matter what kind of entry and exit documents, you only need to bring your ID card, household registration book and related handling fees, and then go to the entry and exit office where your household registration belongs. There will be staff and corresponding forms on site to guide you how to handle the documents you need.

It's safer to take your ID card everywhere. Although you only need to provide a pass or passport when you leave the country, if something goes wrong, you will have an ID card to prove your identity. There is no need to go through any formalities when entering or leaving the country, just hand over the completed documents to the customs clearance auditor for inspection and seal. Don't think so complicated.

You will say it is duty-free shop, so why do you have to pay taxes when you enter or leave the country? Do you want to return it to the duty-free shop? In fact, each region has different requirements for tariff collection. You can go to the corresponding official entry-exit website to find out what you can and can't bring. These will be posted on the website. If you want to go to Hong Kong, you can go to the website of the Hong Kong Exit-Entry Administration to check the relevant contents. But in fact, as long as it is not a controlled item, there will generally be no major problems.

Finally, remember what I said before. Don't have any plans to save trouble. Last year, I used my passport as a pass to go to Hong Kong and Macao. Now that the regulations have been clearly promulgated this year, don't take your own risks.