5.
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Of the 48 VAAS, it seems that only the UK/Spain
and UK/Portugal VAAS have been extended to Hong Kong (HKD
FCO research summary at Annex C). However, it should be
noted that Spain had required visit visas for Hong Kong passport holders for over a decade in defiance of the
VAA. The visa requirement was subsequently abolished in
1986 as a result of local efforts. As for Portugal, the
VAA has been disregarded when it comes to Hong Kong and Hong Kong passport holders are required to have visas to
visit Portugal.
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In practice, of the 48 "VAA countries", 22 in
addition to Spain allow HKBDTCS visa-free entry : Austria,
Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Greece, Iceland, Israel,
Italy, Republic of Korea, Luxemburg, Morocco, Netherlands,
Qatar,
San Marino, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey.
(B) Other arrangements
7.
The HKG exchanged a note with the Thai Government
in 1975, whereby holders of passports issued by either government can visit the other country/territory without visas for up to 15 days.
8.
Visa-free access for HKBDTCs to the other
countries listed at Annex A is covered by informal
administrative arrangements with the individual countries.
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