Hong Kong and Macau residents may travel between the two cities with a QR code for automated immigration clearance from Friday. They would not be required to present an identity card, the Immigration Department has announced. The new measure would enhance the immigration service quality in both cities in line with the strategy for the development of the Greater Bay Area, Director of Immigration Benson Kwok said at a joint press conference with Macau authorities on Thursday.
“Tomorrow when we roll out the Mutual Use of QR Code between Hong Kong and Macau Clearance Service, it will definitely bring a better travelling experience to Hong Kong and Macau residents who use this service, and increase their happiness,” Kwok said in Cantonese. Under the new measure, eligible Hong Kong residents may obtain an encrypted QR code from the “Contactless e-Channel” mobile application, after successfully registering for Macau’s Automated Immigration Clearance Service. When they reach immigration, they can present the QR code at the automated clearance channel and scan their fingerprint.
Hongkongers can enrol for the automated clearance service for free at the enrolment offices and kiosks at various checkpoints. Eligible Macau permanent residents may also generate an encrypted QR code through the “Macao One Account” mobile application to access automated immigration clearance. Ng Wai-han, director of the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau of Macau, told the press on T.