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2 unusual facts about Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport


Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport

On 10 April 2013, the Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, announced that, starting from 2015, holders of Hong Kong SAR e-passports would be able to use SmartGates in Australia on a trial basis.

Hong Kong SAR passport holders who have either visited Taiwan previously or who were born in Hong Kong or Macao are able to obtain a 30-day entry permit online at the website of the National Immigration Agency which can be used for a single entry to Taiwan within three months of the application date.


Hong Kong Identity Card

Some foreign territories require Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport holders to present their HKID as well in order to benefit from a visa exemption scheme: these territories include Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and Taiwan.


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