HK gov replied


Dear Sir/Madam,


Thank you for your e-mail message.


Under the present arrangement, holders of People's Republic of China (PRC) passport who are in transit through the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to and from another country or territory (Overseas -» HKSAR -» Mainland China and Mainland China -» HKSAR -» Overseas) may be granted a stay of seven days on each landing without prior need to obtain an entry permit.


However, they must satisfy the immigration officer on arrival that they meet with the normal immigration requirements and qualify for entry as bona fide visitors, including possession of adequate funds to cover the duration of stay without working and, unless in transit to Mainland of China, the holding of onward tickets.


If the applicants wish to come for purpose other than transit or if they are in transit but their proposed duration of stay are more than seven days, they have to obtain appropriate entry permit before arrival.



As regards the "Arrangements for entry to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) for Overseas Chinese", you may also browse at our Internet websites:-

http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/hkvisas_7.htm





On the other hand, under current arrangements, Mainland residents who wish to visit Hong Kong are required to obtain an "Exit-Entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao" (EEP) and an appropriate exit endorsement from the relevant Public Security Bureau Office.





To facilitate those EEP holders who may take side trips to neighboring places (e.g. Macao or the high seas) and return to the Mainland via Hong Kong, the Immigration Department has implemented the following procedures:





If an EEP holder enters Hong Kong again after a side trip before the expiry of the limit of stay previously imposed, he/she will be given permission to land with the same limit of stay as that given in the previous trip, provided that normal immigration requirements are met (e.g. if the limit of stay previously imposed is until 8 May and the EEP holder enters Hong Kong again on 4 May, he / she may be landed until 8 May)





There is no limit on the number of side trips that an EEP holder can make. A journey to Hong Kong specified on the exit endorsement will be treated as completed when the EEP holder returns to the Mainland.





With effect from 1-9-2008, Mainland residents travelling on 'Exit-Entry Permit for Travelling to Hong Kong and Macao' without an exit endorsement for Macao will not be permitted to enter Macao from Hong Kong by the Macao Authorities.


As regards to your enquiry about entry for Macau SAR, you may appreciate that it is outside the jurisdiction of the HKSAR Immigration Department to give you advice, you may browse the website of Macao Government Tourist Office for details: http://www.macautourism.gov.mo


You may also contact their tourist information for entry requirement:


Tel : (852) 2857 2287


I hope you will find the information of useful.