Application Procedures for Temporary Stay

Pursuant to the above mentioned "Regulations for the Administration of the Employment in Mainland China of Residents from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao", Hong Kong residents who have been given permission to work in the Mainland should bring along their Work Permits to apply for temporary stay at the local public security authorities. According to the public security authorities, although the administration of the employment of Hong Kong residents in the Mainland has not been linked to immigration control, Hong Kong residents staying temporarily in the Mainland (for the purposes of, inter alia, investment and employment) must proceed with temporary residency registration as required. For Hong Kong residents staying temporarily in the Mainland in hotels or apartments open to foreigners, they should fill in a temporarily stay form. And for those staying with relatives, temporary stay registration shall be made in person at the local offices of public security or offices of residence registration.

The Office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in Beijing has been advised by the public security authority that Hong Kong residents coming to the Mainland for matters relating to foreign investment enterprises, or those employed by organizations of foreign investment in the Mainland and who need to stay for a relatively longer period, should apply for the "Temporary Residence Permit". As the administrative measures implemented by some authorities such as the customs or vehicle administration are linked with Temporary Residence Permits, obtaining a Temporary Residence Permit will facilitate the forwarding of goods, purchase of vehicles and the application of driving licenses. At present, there has not been a standardised set of rules applicable nationwide concerning Temporary Residence Permits, and local public security authorities are liable to set up their own administrative measures. For example, in Beijing, Temporary Residence Permits can be issued to people staying for over three months, which may be renewed at the expiry of one year.

(The above information is supplied by the Office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in Beijing.)