Hengqin new area plan display room
A Macau representative in the Guangdong People’s Political Consultative Conference (PPCC) has proposed further collaboration between Guangdong and Macau on tourism. The suggestion includes allowing foreign visitors in Macau to travel to Hengqin visa-free when traveling within a 24-hour period.
Ke Haifan, the chairperson of the China Travel Service in Macau, said in a speech at a Guangdong PPCC session yesterday that the authorities should adopt some innovative ideas in terms of immigration control that will enable foreign visitors, who are traveling to Macau, to visit Hengqin without the need for a visa for up to 24 hours. She believes that this could attract more foreign visitors to Hengqin, and could transform the island from a location for transit into a tourist destination.
Ms Ke also advised the authorities to look into the idea of single border inspections, so that residents and visitors of Guangdong and Macau only need to present their documents and clear customs at either side of the border. She thinks that this could bring more convenience to those having to cross the checkpoint.
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