Starting December 1, China will ease visa restrictions for Shenzhen residents traveling to Hong Kong, allowing multiple entries per year.
The new policy, reported by Xinhua will grant Shenzhen residents the ability to stay in Hong Kong for up to seven days per visit, with the multiple-entry visas valid for one year.
This move reinstates a policy that was in place until 2015, when China imposed tighter restrictions, limiting Shenzhen residents to one trip per week to Hong Kong. The previous restrictions were introduced to address concerns over traders repeatedly crossing the border to exploit lower taxes in Hong Kong by reselling goods in mainland China.
Hong Kong is hopeful that the return to the more flexible entry policy will benefit sectors such as retail and hospitality, which rely heavily on mainland visitors. Hong Kong leader John Lee recently proposed further measures to attract mainland tourists as part of efforts to revitalize the city’s economy.
In a related move, China has also eased visa rules for Zhuhai residents, allowing them to visit Macao once a week for stays of up to seven days, effective January 1. Previously, Zhuhai residents could only visit Macao once every two months.
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Passengers restrained a flydubai co-pilot who allegedly stabbed the pilot and tried to crash a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday.
Passengers restrained a flydubai co-pilot who allegedly stabbed the pilot and tried to crash a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday.
Three Pakistani sailors are among five crew members killed after a tanker hijacked by pirates off Somalia was recovered by Puntland security forces following more than five months in captivity.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Azerbaijan’s Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev discussed closer bilateral ties and the implementation of existing agreements during a meeting in Tehran.
The war between Iran and the U.S. is creating a widening security challenge for Saudi Arabia, stretching from Yemen’s Red Sea coast to Iraq as the Houthis emerge as a growing source of pressure on the kingdom.
North Korea has dismissed as a “farce” Seoul’s claim that Pyongyang was responsible for a landmine explosion south of the Military Demarcation Line that injured three South Korean soldiers.
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