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3.3.5 Visitors coming to Hong Kong should hold passports issued

by their home countries or other valid travel documents. Visitors who are in direct transit by air and if they do not leave the airport transit area, or will leave the territory by ship within a certain period of time. and have valid documents for entry into other countries, do not require visas if their stay is within of time.

a certain limit

Generally, other visitors who stay in Hong Kong for a short time not exceeding the visa free period do not require a visa. (Appendix 1)

3.3.6 If applications for entry into Hong Kong have to be made overseas, applicants can apply for a visa from the nearest branch of the British Passport Office. or from a British Consulate, High Commission or Visa Office.

3.4

Entry into the HKSAR of persons from other parts of China (For details, see the final report on the SAR and the various provinces/regions prepared by the Special Group on the Relationship between the Central Government and the SAR).

3.4.1 For а short visit to Hong Kong

are to

work. busines8,

submit public

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The mainlanders coming to Hong Kong for tour. study, and visiting relatives applications and certifying documents to the security office of their respective provinces/regions for "Hong Kong and Macau entry/exit permit" valid for 2-3 months, or to apply to the State Council for passports. In principle, no special entry restriction or quota imposed by Hong Kong whereas the Chinese Government is to control the number of people on her own initiative to prevent an excessive influx of people into Hong Kong. According to the Hong Kong Government statistics. holders of Hong Kong and Macau entry/exit permits entering Hong Kong amount to 655.590 in 1986. But there is no daily quota for entry to Hong Kong through Lo Wu. The holders of such permits are to return to China before their permits expire.

3.4.2 For migration to Hong Kong

The mainland residents may apply for migration

to Hong Kong for personal reasons.

The existing quota for Hong Kong and Macau entry/exit permits set by China 18 75

per day. Those who wish to migrate to Hong Kong are to apply to their respective public security bureaus.

The application 18 co-ordinated by the Ministry of Public Security under the State Council. The public security bureaus will consider each саве in the light of the applicant's aspiration and

the relatives in Hong Kong.

his/her

On the part

relation

of Hong

with

Kong.

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