Special traffic and transport arrangements will be implemented on 24 and 25 December to facilitate the celebrations on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. For details, please click here.
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British Passport Holders
All British passport holders (British overseas territories citizens, British overseas citizens, British subjects and British Protected persons) whose passports have at least six months’ validity, can enter Hong Kong for a period of up to 90 days without a visa.
UK
| Chinese Visa Application Service Centre in London |
| 12 Old Jewry London EC2R 8DP Tel: 020 7710 6000 Website: http://www.visaforchina.org/LON_EN/ Email: ukcentre@visaforchina.org |
| Chinese Visa Application Service Centre in Manchester |
| First floor 75 Mosley Street Manchester M2 3HR Tel: 01612 361070 Website: http://www.visaforchina.org/MAN_EN/ Email: manchestercentre@visaforchina.org |
| Chinese Consulate-General in Edinburgh |
| 55 Corstorphine Road Edinburgh EH12 5QG Scotland Tel: 0131-3372620 Website: http://edinburgh.china-consulate.org E-mail: chinaconsul_eb_uk@mfa.gov.cn |
British passport holders from British overseas territories citizens, British overseas citizens, British subjects and British Protected persons whose passports have at least six months’ validity, can enter Hong Kong for a period of up to 90 days without a visa. Please contact your local Chinese Consulate office for information.
Please check with the Chinese Consulate office about visa entry requirements if you hold an alternative passport from the British passport.
Visitors are required to have adequate funds to cover the duration of their stay without working and, unless in transit to mainland China or the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR), to hold onward or return tickets.
Visitors are not allowed by law to take up employment (paid or unpaid), to establish or join in any business, or to enter school as a student, nor, except in the most unusual circumstances, are they allowed to change their immigration status after arrival.
For further information please visit the Hong Kong Immigration Department website.
Republic of Ireland Passport Holders
Irish citizens whose passports have at least six months’ validity can enter Hong Kong for a period of up to 90 days without a visa. Those who wish to stay longer must apply for a visa from Embassy of P.R.China in Ireland.
Ireland
| Embassy of the P.R.China in Ireland |
| 118 Merrion Road Ballsbridge Dublin 4 Tel: +353-1-2196651 Website: http://ie.chineseembassy.org/eng E-mail: chinaemb_ie@mfa.gov.cn |
Please check with the Chinese Consulate office about visa entry requirements if you hold an alternative passport from the Irish passport.
Visitors are required to have adequate funds to cover the duration of their stay without working and, unless in transit to mainland China or the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR), to hold onward or return tickets.
Visitors are not allowed by law to take up employment (paid or unpaid), to establish or join in any business, or to enter school as a student, nor, except in the most unusual circumstances, are they allowed to change their immigration status after arrival.
For further information please visit the Hong Kong Immigration Department website.