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Hong Kong SAR China visa rules for China passport holders

Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting Hong Kong SAR China.

The answer

No. China passport holders need a visa to visit Hong Kong SAR China.

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Visa needed
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Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA NEEDED

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

immd.gov.hkImmigration Department of the Hong Kong SAR GovernmentChecked 28 Oct 2026

PRC passport holders should apply for an entry permit for social and business visits to Hong Kong.

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Needs an entry permit; Mainland residents need an Exit-entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao (EEP) with an exit endorsement.

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Hong Kong SAR China passport holders need to visit China.

Hong Kong SAR China passport China

Visa needed

Article 10 Chinese citizens who travel between the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, between the Mainland and the Macao Special Administrative Region, and between the Mainland and Taiwan Region, shall apply for exit/entry permits in accordance with the law, and abide by the relevant provisions of this Law.

Hong Kong SAR China passport to China, full page

Visa-free nearby

Other places China passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Hong Kong, nearest first.

  1. PhilippinesManila, about 1,110 km from Hong KongVisa-free · 14 days
  2. ThailandBangkok, about 1,730 km from Hong KongVisa-free · 30 days
  3. BruneiBandar Seri Begawan, about 1,940 km from Hong KongVisa-free · 14 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Hong Kong

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Hong Kong, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 19.4°CLow 13.9°CRain 33 mm
  2. FebHigh 20.0°CLow 14.5°CRain 37 mm
  3. MarHigh 22.2°CLow 17.0°CRain 69 mm
  4. AprHigh 25.6°CLow 20.5°CRain 138 mm
  5. MayHigh 28.8°CLow 23.9°CRain 286 mm
  6. JunHigh 30.6°CLow 26.0°CRain 485 mm
  7. JulHigh 31.3°CLow 26.4°CRain 382 mm
  8. AugHigh 31.3°CLow 26.2°CRain 458 mm
  9. SepHigh 30.6°CLow 25.5°CRain 321 mm
  10. OctHigh 28.4°CLow 23.3°CRain 101 mm
  11. NovHigh 25.2°CLow 19.7°CRain 40 mm
  12. DecHigh 21.3°CLow 15.1°CRain 29 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 26 to 29 years between 1992 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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