meeting in beijing using 72-hour free transit

Question

I am planning a meeting in Beijing at Tsinghua Univeristy - I have a UK passport and I am flying from Bahrain. Can I make use of the 72 transit visa under the following conditions:Fly BAH-HKG-Beijing (transit through airport not leaving)Stay in Beijing 36 hoursFly Beijing-HKGStay in HKG 24 hours leaving airportFly HKG-BAHIn other words, does HKG count as a third country in the transit?

Harold · Answer

HK is regarded as a third region instead of a third country. But according to the policy, you may not qualified for the 72-hour free transit, since you will fly from HK and then fly back to HK.

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