Can I use my passport when traveling to Hong Kong?

A passport can be used when traveling to Hong Kong. If you have a passport but do not have a Hong Kong and Macau pass, you can stay in Hong Kong for seven days if you hold a third country visa and a flight ticket departing from Hong Kong, and you are transiting in Hong Kong.

1. The process for applying for a Hong Kong and Macao pass is as follows:

1. First, you must bring your personal information-related documents, go to the local entry-exit management agency, and fill in the corresponding form information. Moreover, children need to be accompanied by an adult before they can apply;

2. Provide a photo of the person applying and a copy of the photo. The photo should be used as an ID photo, and the identity of the applicant must also be provided. Original and photocopy of certificate and household register. After all the documents are prepared, you then need to queue up to get the number and wait for the pass to be processed;

3. In some places, you can use photos you took by yourself. It depends on the situation. After the photos are ready, you need to fill in some Application form with basic information;

4. Pay the fee according to the required pass documents. The fees are different for different documents. There are personal tourist visas, family visits, group travel and work visas according to your own Choose according to the situation, and then hand over various documents to the staff;

5. After the staff has completed the application, the staff will give the applicant a receipt to let you go home and wait for news. Under normal circumstances, ten to fifteen It will be processed within one working day.

2. The conditions for applying for Hong Kong and Macao passes are as follows:

1. Visit relatives who have settled, studied or worked in Hong Kong or Macao. "Relatives" means: spouse, parents or spouse's parents, children, brothers and sisters. The applicant's spouse and minor children under the age of 16 can apply together;

2. The business unit is dispatched to Hong Kong or Macau for business. "Units" refer to: enterprises and their branches that are registered as independent legal persons by the national industrial and commercial administration department, or units that have undergone tax registration with the national taxation department and have production and operations, as well as the permanent representative offices of overseas enterprises in the mainland. To apply for a three-month or one-year multiple business visa, the unit where you work must register with the local exit and entry administration department of the public security bureau in advance. In addition, it also includes individual business operators, people who drive special vehicles between the mainland and Hong Kong or Macao, and other business people who need to go to Hong Kong and Macao;

3. Group travel to Hong Kong organized by a travel agency designated by the National Tourism Administration Or travel to Macau;

4. Personal travel is approved by permanent residents to travel to Hong Kong or Macau;

5. For medical treatment, funeral, litigation, examination, handling of industry, academic affairs Apply to go to Hong Kong or Macau for special reasons such as exchanges;

6. Mainland residents studying or working in Macau apply to go to Hong Kong;

7. Stay in Hong Kong with the approval of the relevant departments of Hong Kong or Macau Or people studying, employed, or training in Macao and their relatives.

To sum up, the Hong Kong and Macao Permit generally refers to the People’s Republic of China’s Travel Permit to Hong Kong and Macao. The Hong Kong and Macau Travel Permit, commonly known as a two-way permit, is issued by the People's Republic of China and the Exit-Entry Administration (i.e., the National Immigration Administration, one agency with two brands) to residents of mainland China traveling to Hong Kong or Macau for private travel and visiting relatives. , engaging in non-official activities such as business, training, employment, studying abroad, etc.

Legal basis:

Article 10 of the "Exit and Entry Administration Law of the People's Republic of China"

Chinese citizens traveling between the mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao In the Special Administrative Region, Chinese citizens traveling between the mainland and Taiwan must apply for passes in accordance with the law and abide by the relevant provisions of this law. Specific management measures shall be stipulated by the State Council.

Article 11

Chinese citizens who leave or enter the country must submit their passports or other travel documents and other exit and entry documents to the entry-exit border inspection authorities for inspection, and perform the prescribed procedures. Only after the inspection is approved can you leave or enter the country.

At qualified ports, entry-exit border inspection agencies should provide dedicated channels and other convenient measures for Chinese citizens to exit and enter the country.