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China visa rules for Hong Kong SAR China passport holders

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The answer

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

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Official source

en.nia.gov.cnNational Immigration Administration of the People's Republic of ChinaChecked 26 Oct 2026

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.

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Before you go

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

Conditions from official sources

  • Needs a mainland exit/entry permit instead of a visa.

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 China passport holders need to visit Hong Kong SAR China.

Visa-free nearby

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

  1. South KoreaSeoul, about 950 km from BeijingVisa-free · 90 days
  2. MongoliaUlan Bator, about 1,170 km from BeijingVisa-free · 14 days
  3. Macao SAR ChinaMacau, about 1,990 km from BeijingVisa-free
  4. JapanTokyo, about 2,090 km from BeijingVisa-free · 90 days

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

Weather in Beijing

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Beijing, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 2.3°CLow -6.9°CRain 2 mm
  2. FebHigh 6.1°CLow -4.2°CRain 6 mm
  3. MarHigh 13.2°CLow 1.9°CRain 9 mm
  4. AprHigh 21.0°CLow 9.0°CRain 23 mm
  5. MayHigh 27.2°CLow 15.1°CRain 36 mm
  6. JunHigh 30.8°CLow 20.0°CRain 73 mm
  7. JulHigh 31.8°CLow 23.0°CRain 170 mm
  8. AugHigh 30.7°CLow 22.0°CRain 114 mm
  9. SepHigh 26.5°CLow 16.3°CRain 54 mm
  10. OctHigh 19.3°CLow 8.8°CRain 29 mm
  11. NovHigh 10.3°CLow 0.7°CRain 14 mm
  12. DecHigh 3.7°CLow -5.0°CRain 2 mm

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

Averages of 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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