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On the question of "home-visit permits", is there anything else you

would like us to tell compatriots in Hong Kong and Macau?

"Home-visit perait" is a travel document between Hong Kong /

Macau

and China valid for three years. We hope that Hong Kong and Macau

compatriots who have obtained it will take good care of it. If the

permit or any of its attached pages is lost on the journey to China,

the owner should waste no time in reporting the loss to the local Public

Security Bureau, and if the Bureau finds the report genuine, it will

issue a document to certify the loss. The owner, on retur to Hong Kong or Macau, may then apply for a new permit through China Travels. If,

on the other hand, the permit is lost in Hong Kong or Macau, the omer

should write to China Travels, quoting the number on the permit and

explaining the circumstances of its loss, and then re-apply. One point

I would like to stress is that no one should attempt to apply or re-apply

for these permits under false pretences or forge them. Those proved to

have done so will be dealt with by the local public security establishments

according to the law.