The Immigration Department of Hongkong entry-exit procedures for the document stamped simplified into history

According to theHongkongWen Wei Po reported last year, visitors up to about 48000000 passengers, year-on-year increase of 16%, the passenger growth of 24%, together with the people of Hong Kong Immigration figures, last year, Hongkong has more than 200000000 passengers exit.

In order to simplify the entry and exit procedures, the Hongkong SAR government director of immigration is developing a number of measures, including the extension of e to passengers, and the face recognition system; in addition, the July to August this year will no longer provide passengersTravelingCertificate stamped, modification and passenger residence deadline prescribed slips of paper for printing, to improve processing efficiency and accuracy.

Director Chen Guoji yesterday in a radio program that year, visitors up to about 48000000, increased by 16% year-on-year, the passenger of about 34000000, year-on-year growth of 24%, together with the people of Hong Kong, last year there were more than 260000000 passengers exit, increased by 5.7% year-on-year, assuming that the port operating 24 hours a day, every minutes more than 500 exit.

Chen Guoji points out, the immigration department in addition to handle daily heavy immigration, but also against the double non pregnant women and smuggled goods activities such as work, has reflected the staffing requirements to the government, but the government is limited in the manpower allocation, prescription will take new measures to improve the efficiency and accuracy of processing, in order to make room for additional work, including the July to the beginning of August won't be sealed instead of passengers, and computer. "There are a lot of different Indian colleagues mesa, representative of conditions of stay different and different dates, a waste of time, will also increase the chance of the error, this action will become history, the future visitors to Hong Kong we will print a piece of paper, indicate the duration of residence and residence rules".

Chen Guoji refers to the continued, the passengers through the traditional e clearance, takes 12 seconds, fast E in just 8 seconds, prescription for passenger sustained high growth, expand e to eligible passengers, there are 380000 mainland visitors and 100000 overseas visitors to register, the Immigration Department will continue to introduce more the new technology, is given to speed up the program in E face recognition system, added, hope to maintain Hongkong entry-exit convenient, strengthen the attraction of Hongkong. (source: chinanews.com)