<P> Nationals of the following countries as well as Macau permanent residents can enter Hong Kong without a visa for tourism or business - related purposes . For business visits, they can undertake a limited range of business - related activities, namely "concluding contracts or submitting tenders, examining or supervising the installation / packaging of goods or equipment, participating in exhibitions or trade fairs (except selling goods or supplying services direct to the general public, or constructing exhibition booths), settling compensation or other civil proceedings, participating in product orientation, and attending short - term seminars or other business meetings". They are prohibited from taking up employment or study in the territory, or from "establishing or joining in any business". The last provision means that non-residents may not commence operating a business while in Hong Kong, and thus will be refused permission for business registration by the Inland Revenue Department unless it can be proven that the business began operation while they were outside of Hong Kong . However, the Companies Registry permits non-residents to incorporate limited liability companies and to be appointed as corporate directors (though not as corporate secretaries). </P> <P> Visa - free entry applies to holders of national passports only . Furthermore, the Hong Kong Immigration Department has restrictions for holders of certain types of passports, even when the holder's nationality itself provides visa - free entry . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <Dl> <Dt> 180 days (2) </Dt> </Dl> <Ul> <Li> United Kingdom (British citizens only) </Li> <Li> Macau (for holders of Macau Permanent Resident Identity Cards, regardless of nationality) </Li> </Ul> <Dl> <Dt> 90 days (85) </Dt> </Dl> <Ul> <Li> All European Union citizens (except British citizens) </Li> </Ul> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Andorra </Li> <Li> Antigua and Barbuda </Li> <Li> Argentina </Li> <Li> Australia </Li> <Li> Bahamas </Li> <Li> Barbados </Li> <Li> Belize </Li> <Li> Botswana </Li> <Li> Brazil </Li> <Li> Brunei </Li> <Li> Canada </Li> <Li> Chile </Li> <Li> Colombia </Li> <Li> Dominica </Li> <Li> Ecuador </Li> <Li> Egypt </Li> <Li> Fiji </Li> <Li> Grenada </Li> <Li> Guyana </Li> <Li> Iceland </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Israel </Li> <Li> Jamaica </Li> <Li> Japan </Li> <Li> Kenya </Li> <Li> Kiribati </Li> <Li> Liechtenstein </Li> <Li> Malawi </Li> <Li> Malaysia </Li> <Li> Maldives </Li> <Li> Mauritius </Li> <Li> Mexico </Li> <Li> Monaco </Li> <Li> Namibia </Li> <Li> Nauru </Li> <Li> New Zealand </Li> <Li> Norway </Li> <Li> Papua New Guinea </Li> <Li> San Marino </Li> <Li> Seychelles </Li> <Li> Singapore </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> South Korea </Li> <Li> Saint Kitts and Nevis </Li> <Li> Saint Lucia </Li> <Li> Saint Vincent and the Grenadines </Li> <Li> Swaziland </Li> <Li> Switzerland </Li> <Li> Tanzania </Li> <Li> Tonga </Li> <Li> Trinidad and Tobago </Li> <Li> Turkey </Li> <Li> Tuvalu </Li> <Li> Uruguay </Li> <Li> United Kingdom (all other types of British nationality) </Li> <Li> United States </Li> <Li> Vanuatu </Li> <Li> Venezuela </Li> <Li> Zambia </Li> <Li> Zimbabwe </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <P> </P> <Dl> <Dt> 30 days (23) </Dt> </Dl> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Bahrain </Li> <Li> Bolivia </Li> <Li> Cape Verde </Li> <Li> Costa Rica </Li> <Li> Dominican Republic </Li> <Li> El Salvador </Li> <Li> Guatemala </Li> <Li> Honduras </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Indonesia </Li> <Li> Jordan </Li> <Li> Kuwait </Li> <Li> Morocco </Li> <Li> Oman </Li> <Li> Paraguay </Li> <Li> Peru </Li> <Li> Qatar </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Samoa </Li> <Li> Saudi Arabia </Li> <Li> South Africa </Li> <Li> Thailand </Li> <Li> Tunisia </Li> <Li> Uganda </Li> <Li> United Arab Emirates </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <P> </P> <Dl> <Dt> 14 days (35) </Dt> </Dl> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Albania </Li> <Li> Algeria </Li> <Li> Belarus </Li> <Li> Benin </Li> <Li> Bhutan </Li> <Li> Bosnia and Herzegovina </Li> <Li> Burkina Faso </Li> <Li> Chad </Li> <Li> Comoros </Li> <Li> Djibouti </Li> <Li> Equatorial Guinea </Li> <Li> Gabon </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Guinea </Li> <Li> Haiti </Li> <Li> India </Li> <Li> Kazakhstan </Li> <Li> Lesotho </Li> <Li> Macedonia </Li> <Li> Madagascar </Li> <Li> Mali </Li> <Li> Marshall Islands </Li> <Li> Mauritania </Li> <Li> Micronesia </Li> <Li> Mongolia </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Montenegro </Li> <Li> Mozambique </Li> <Li> Niger </Li> <Li> Palau </Li> <Li> Philippines </Li> <Li> Russia </Li> <Li> Sao Tome and Principe </Li> <Li> Serbia </Li> <Li> Suriname </Li> <Li> Ukraine </Li> <Li> Vatican City </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <P> </P> <Dl> <Dt> 7 days (1) </Dt> </Dl> <Ul> <Li> East Timor </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> <Dl> <Dt> 180 days (2) </Dt> </Dl> <Ul> <Li> United Kingdom (British citizens only) </Li> <Li> Macau (for holders of Macau Permanent Resident Identity Cards, regardless of nationality) </Li> </Ul> <Dl> <Dt> 90 days (85) </Dt> </Dl> <Ul> <Li> All European Union citizens (except British citizens) </Li> </Ul> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Andorra </Li> <Li> Antigua and Barbuda </Li> <Li> Argentina </Li> <Li> Australia </Li> <Li> Bahamas </Li> <Li> Barbados </Li> <Li> Belize </Li> <Li> Botswana </Li> <Li> Brazil </Li> <Li> Brunei </Li> <Li> Canada </Li> <Li> Chile </Li> <Li> Colombia </Li> <Li> Dominica </Li> <Li> Ecuador </Li> <Li> Egypt </Li> <Li> Fiji </Li> <Li> Grenada </Li> <Li> Guyana </Li> <Li> Iceland </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Israel </Li> <Li> Jamaica </Li> <Li> Japan </Li> <Li> Kenya </Li> <Li> Kiribati </Li> <Li> Liechtenstein </Li> <Li> Malawi </Li> <Li> Malaysia </Li> <Li> Maldives </Li> <Li> Mauritius </Li> <Li> Mexico </Li> <Li> Monaco </Li> <Li> Namibia </Li> <Li> Nauru </Li> <Li> New Zealand </Li> <Li> Norway </Li> <Li> Papua New Guinea </Li> <Li> San Marino </Li> <Li> Seychelles </Li> <Li> Singapore </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> South Korea </Li> <Li> Saint Kitts and Nevis </Li> <Li> Saint Lucia </Li> <Li> Saint Vincent and the Grenadines </Li> <Li> Swaziland </Li> <Li> Switzerland </Li> <Li> Tanzania </Li> <Li> Tonga </Li> <Li> Trinidad and Tobago </Li> <Li> Turkey </Li> <Li> Tuvalu </Li> <Li> Uruguay </Li> <Li> United Kingdom (all other types of British nationality) </Li> <Li> United States </Li> <Li> Vanuatu </Li> <Li> Venezuela </Li> <Li> Zambia </Li> <Li> Zimbabwe </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <P> </P> <Dl> <Dt> 30 days (23) </Dt> </Dl> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Bahrain </Li> <Li> Bolivia </Li> <Li> Cape Verde </Li> <Li> Costa Rica </Li> <Li> Dominican Republic </Li> <Li> El Salvador </Li> <Li> Guatemala </Li> <Li> Honduras </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Indonesia </Li> <Li> Jordan </Li> <Li> Kuwait </Li> <Li> Morocco </Li> <Li> Oman </Li> <Li> Paraguay </Li> <Li> Peru </Li> <Li> Qatar </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Samoa </Li> <Li> Saudi Arabia </Li> <Li> South Africa </Li> <Li> Thailand </Li> <Li> Tunisia </Li> <Li> Uganda </Li> <Li> United Arab Emirates </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <P> </P> <Dl> <Dt> 14 days (35) </Dt> </Dl> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Albania </Li> <Li> Algeria </Li> <Li> Belarus </Li> <Li> Benin </Li> <Li> Bhutan </Li> <Li> Bosnia and Herzegovina </Li> <Li> Burkina Faso </Li> <Li> Chad </Li> <Li> Comoros </Li> <Li> Djibouti </Li> <Li> Equatorial Guinea </Li> <Li> Gabon </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Guinea </Li> <Li> Haiti </Li> <Li> India </Li> <Li> Kazakhstan </Li> <Li> Lesotho </Li> <Li> Macedonia </Li> <Li> Madagascar </Li> <Li> Mali </Li> <Li> Marshall Islands </Li> <Li> Mauritania </Li> <Li> Micronesia </Li> <Li> Mongolia </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Montenegro </Li> <Li> Mozambique </Li> <Li> Niger </Li> <Li> Palau </Li> <Li> Philippines </Li> <Li> Russia </Li> <Li> Sao Tome and Principe </Li> <Li> Serbia </Li> <Li> Suriname </Li> <Li> Ukraine </Li> <Li> Vatican City </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <P> </P> <Dl> <Dt> 7 days (1) </Dt> </Dl> <Ul> <Li> East Timor </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr>

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