144 visa valid for travel between hong kong -> Beijing ->hong kong

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Question: Asked by Rajesh Marichetti from usa | Apr. 09, 2019 20:12

About:240-Hour Visa-Free Transit

144 visa valid for travel between hong kong -> Beijing ->hong kong

We are US citizens travelling from singapore -> hong kong -> beijing -> hong kong -> singapore. Can we use the 144 hours twov. I can see above that Hong Kong can be the Destination A or C but just want to check.

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Answers (3): Answered by Rob | Apr. 09, 2019 23:47

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Of course 144 hours transit without visa does not apply to you. You need a visa. That’s a visit to China and not a transit.

0 0 Reply; Answered by Janez | Apr. 10, 2019 06:42

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Indeed, you are not allowed to do that because you are arriving to mainland China from area A (Hong Kong), staying in mainland China, that is area B, but you are not departing from the mainland China to area C, but to area A (Hong Kong) which is not allowed.

I would suggest you that you travel from Hong Kong (area A) to Beijing (area B), and then from Beijing to Macau (area C) from where you can easily reach Hong Kong via a newly built bridge or by using a catamaran.

0 0 Reply; Answered by Janez | Apr. 10, 2019 06:45

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Or even better you can fly like this:

Singapore - Beijing

Beijing - Hong Kong

Hong Kong - Singapore

That woould be perfectly within the legal frames for 144 hours free travel.

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