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| CE Lee inspecting the border at Lok Ma Chau (File) |
Starting from next Wednesday, July 10, non-Chinese permanent residents in Hong Kong can apply for mainland travel permits to enter China.
Applications for the card-type document can be
submitted to any branch of China Travel Service (Hong Kong) Ltd. It will allow
the holder to travel to the mainland multiple times within a five-year period, with
each stay not exceeding 90 days.
China’s Exit and Entry Administration will issue the
card to permanent residents of Hong Kong and Macau to allow them to visit the
mainland for business, tourism and visiting relatives.
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If the permit holders plan to work, study or report
on events and other activities on the mainland, they must make separate
applications to the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs in Hong Kong and Macau or the National Immigration Administration.
Mainland authorities say they hope the new policy
can better convenient personnel exchanges in areas such as businesses and
investment, culture and tourism, as well as education and research.
Chief Executive John Lee expressed gratitude to the
Central Government for granting the card to permanent residents as Hong Kong
celebrates the 27th anniversary of its handover to China.
"At this important moment when Hong Kong
residents celebrate together our return to the motherland, I am grateful for
the Central Government for introducing the measure in support of Hong Kong
again, which demonstrates our country's care and support for the HKSAR all
along,” said Lee.
He said that many non-Chinese Hong Kong PRs have
deep roots in Hong Kong and have made great contributions to the city’s
development. There are also many foreign talents in Hong Kong who are eager to
seize the opportunity of being able to travel up north without having to secure
a visa.
The historic concession follows the close
communication between HK and Mainland authorities in promoting the two-way flow
of talent across the border.
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