The Immigration Department announced today that eligible Hong Kong residents can use the automated immigration clearance service in Macau with an encrypted QR code from tomorrow.

The “Mutual Use of QR Code between HKSAR & Macao SAR Clearance Service” aims at providing a faster and more convenient immigration clearance service for eligible Hong Kong residents and Macau residents.

Under the new measure, Hong Kong residents aged 11 or above holding a valid Hong Kong permanent identity card or Hong Kong identity card containing the “*”, “***” or “R” symbol who have successfully registered for using the Automated Immigration Clearance Service in the Macao Special Administrative Region are eligible for the service.

They can activate the service with the “Contactless e-Channel” mobile application. After successful activation, they can generate an encrypted QR code through the mobile app for using automated immigration clearance.

Meanwhile, eligible Macau permanent residents can generate an encrypted QR code through the “Macao One Account” mobile app for using e-Channels in Hong Kong.

Click here for details. Call 2877 7711 for enquiries.