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The Immigration Department is a disciplined service under the Government of Hong Kong, responsible for immigration control of Hong Kong. After the handover of Hong Kong to China in July 1997, Hong Kong's immigration system remained largely unchanged from its British predecessor model.
However, though the People's Republic of China is a signatory to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, since the Handover in 1997, Hong Kong has not incorporated the convention into its legislation, and so Hong Kong's immigration system does not recognise refugees. Similarly, both the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong ...
In contrast, the Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Resident (Non-Chinese Citizen) is issued to foreign citizens with permanent residency in Hong Kong and Macau for traveling to mainland China for short-term personal purposes. The bearers can enter mainland China and stay for up to 90 days each entry.
The IRD is responsible for the administration of the following Hong Kong ordinances on taxes and duties and the related rules and regulations: Betting Duty Ordinance Cap.108; Business Registration Ordinance Cap.310; Estate Duty Ordinance Cap.111; Hotel Accommodation Tax Ordinance Cap.348; Inland Revenue Ordinance Cap.112; Stamp Duty Ordinance ...
The visa policy of Hong Kong deals with the requirements in which a foreign national wishing to enter Hong Kong through one of the 15 immigration control points must meet to obtain an entry permit (permit to enter) or Visa, which depending on the traveller's nationality, may be required to travel to, enter, and remain in the Hong Kong Special ...
The eligibility of Hong Kong Re-entry permit is: . Chinese citizens who have either acquired the right of abode or been granted unconditional stay in Hong Kong. Persons not of Chinese nationality who have been granted unconditional stay in Hong Kong but cannot obtain national passports or travel documents of any other countries or regions.
The Hong Kong identity card (officially HKIC, [2] [3] commonly HKID) is an official identity document issued by the Immigration Department of Hong Kong. According to the Registration of Persons Ordinance (Cap. 177), all residents of age 11 or above who are living in Hong Kong for longer than 180 days must, within 30 days of either reaching the age of 11 or arriving in Hong Kong, register for ...
The official figure provided by the Hong Kong Immigration Department of countries and territories granting visa-free access to Hong Kong SAR passport holders was 171 as of 7 December 2023. (However, this figure excludes countries and territories which are not officially recognised by the People's Republic of China, such as Kosovo and Taiwan so ...