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Individual Visit Scheme
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The Individual
Visit Scheme was first introduced in four Guangdong cities (Dongguan,
Zhongshan, Jiangmen, Foshan) on 28 July 2003 as a liberalisation measure
under the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement. The Scheme allows
residents of these cities to visit Hong Kong in their individual capacity.
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The coverage of
the Scheme has expanded since implementation. The Scheme is now implemented
in 49 Mainland cities, including -
- Whole Guangdong province
(all 21 cities)
- Beijing
- Shanghai
- Tianjin
- Chongqing
- Nanjing, Suzhou, Wuxi (Jiangsu)
- Hangzhou, Ningbo, Taizhou (Zhejiang)
- Fuzhou (municipal district), Xiamen, Quanzhou (Fujian)
- Chengdu (Sichuan)
- Jinan (Shangdong)
- Dalian, Shenyang (Liaoning)
- Nanchang (Jiangxi)
- Changsha (Hunan)
- Nanning (Guangxi)
- Haikou (Hainan)
- Guiyang (Guizhou)
- Kunming (Yunnan)
- Shijiazhuang (Hebei)
- Zhengzhou (Henan)
- Changchun (Jilin)
- Hefei (Anhui) and
- Wuhan (Hubei)
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Under the Scheme,
around 270 million Mainland residents in the above 49 cities with permanent household
registration are eligible to apply for the relevant exit endorsement
from the relevant Mainland authorities.
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The endorsement
is valid for three months or one year and good for one or two visits
to Hong Kong. The endorsement holder can stay in Hong Kong for not
more than seven days on each visit. Eligible applicants may apply
for a new endorsement once the current one has expired or has been
used up. There is no quota on the number of endorsements to be issued.
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For more details
on the application for the endorsements in various provincial and
city public security authorities, please refer to the websites below
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When planning
for trips to Hong Kong, visitors are advised to take a look at the travel tips for
visitors
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