Macau unaware of any tightening by mainland China of cross-border visa policy

Macau’s Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak, says he has received no information from mainland China that it has tightened any visa policies to prevent tourists from making multiple trips to Macau.

According to some local media reports in Macau, there are rumors circulating that several mainland cities and provinces have tightened entry and exit measures over concerns some citizens have been making repeated trips for gambling purposes. It has also been suggested that China has cracked down on the use of business visas to enter Macau for the same reasons.

While Secretary Wong said such a crackdown could be an enforcement action taken by mainland public security authorities in accordance with the relevant provisions of China’s criminal law, he insisted that Macau has not received any notification about this issue.

“The Macau SAR government would report to the Central Government were Macau’s tourism industry to face any negative impacts [from such a policy],” he said. “The right of Mainland residents to travel to Macau would be protected, provided such activity did not infringe any laws on the mainland.”

The Secretary did highlight attempts to strengthen efforts in combating the smuggling of people from Hong Kong into Macau – therefore avoiding mandatory hotel quarantine – as Hong Kong’s COVID-19 pandemic continues to escalate.

Last week, a number of illegal immigrants from Hong Kong were caught in mainland China trying to escape or avoid the quarantine policy. Wong said that authorities had so far found no evidence of people from Hong Kong attempting the same in Macau.

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