If your length of stay in HK is more than 180 days, you need to apply for a HKID card. The application procedure can be found on the homepage of the Hong Kong Immigration Department homepage at http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/hkid.htm Yes, you need to apply for a separate tourist visa to Mainland China. Application procedure and details can be found on the homepage of the

Under the Registration of Persons Ordinance (Cap 177, Laws of Hong Kong), all residents in Hong Kong who are aged 11 and above are required to register for an identity card, except those who are exempted or excluded. Furthermore, every person aged 11 and above who enters and is permitted to stay in Hong Kong for more than 180 days must apply to register within 30 days of arrival. No fee will be charged for identity cards issued to new arrivals and persons reaching the age of 11 or 18.

Answer: People who hold certain passports do not need visas for Hong Kong during a specified period. You need to apply for a Hong Kong visa in a Chinese Embassy or the HKSAR Immigration Department if you do not hold the following passport or wish to stay longer: BRITAIN (British Overseas Territories citizens, British Overseas citizens, British subjects and British Protected persons)

Yes, although we do not have distributors in every foreign country, we have successfully shipped to doorsteps around the world.

You will probably need professional advice. Agents and solicitors' firms specialising in intellectual property can advise you. Our Design Registration - How to apply to register a design in the Hong Kong SAR? explains the procedures and documents required for making an application to register a design. Please click to download designs application forms.

You may apply for entry to : (i) take up full-time studies in locally accredited post-secondary programmes; or (ii) attend full-time exchange study programme for not more than one year at degree or above level.

Applications will normally be accepted 4 weeks before the limit of stay expires. You may apply in person or authorise in writing a representative to submit the application. However, you must be physically in Hong Kong on the date of submission and on the date of collection of the visa label. Mainland students may submit the applications to the Quality Migrants and Mainland Residents Section, Immigration Department, 9/F, Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

For Mainland residents, please refer to Q20. Other non-local students may apply for employment after they have completed the studies and left Hong Kong. Entry applications for employment should be made prior to the applicant's arrival in Hong Kong to take up the employment. Each application will be considered on basis of the criteria under the General Employment Policy.

long as the applicant is a company incorporated in Hong Kong under the Companies Ordinance and has substantial connection to Hong Kong, it is eligible to apply for the DSP.

Overseas film crews who are non-visa nationals visiting Hong Kong for location scouting or meetings, etc, for a limited time within their visa or permit-free period, may not require a visa or permit to enter Hong Kong. Whether employment visas are required depends mainly on the nature of activities in Hong Kong. It is best to check with the Immigration Department before coming to Hong Kong since each case is considered on individual basis.

Yes. Provided that they are to be used by the borrower, the business installations and equipment to be acquired under the SGS may be placed outside Hong Kong with the prior written consent of the participating lending institution concerned. However, if the arrangement involves selling, sub-leasing, charging or part with possession of the business installations and equipment, the prior consent of the Government is also required.

If you are a citizen of the country in which you are residing, and if there is UWC National Committee in your country, you should send an application to that Committee. To obtain the contact details of your National Committee, visit the relevant section of the UWC website at <http://www.uwc.

You will probably need professional advice. Patent agents and solicitors' firms specialising in intellectual property can advise you. A patent application grant scheme administered by the Innovation & Technology Commission assists local companies and individuals in funding patent application costs. Our previous part How to apply for grant of patents in the Hong Kong SAR? explains the procedure and documents for making an application for a standard or short-term patent.

All of the credit card details and your personal information are protected and secured by the standard secure socket layer (SSL) encryption.

To enjoy greater security online banking services with e-Cert on smart ID card, you need a smart card reader and associated software. It is easy to start in three steps below or click here for more details.

New arrivals from the Mainland holding One-way Chinese Exit Permit should register for their identity cards at the Registration of Persons - Kowloon Office. Workers arrived in Hong Kong under the Supplementary Labour Scheme should register their identity cards at Registration of Persons - Kwun Tong Office.

We have anATM network covering all mainland China cities where HSBC has a presence. You can also withdraw cash from the S-NET ATM network in Shanghai. If your ATM card bears the Plus or Cirrus logo, you may also withdraw RMB from local banks' ATMs with Plus/Cirrus functionality.

The Airport Authority has setup three Transfer Points (E1, E2 and W1) for passengers transiting through Hong Kong and these are located in the Restricted Area in the Arrival Level of the Passenger Terminal Building. Details of these can be found from the Airport Authority's website. Our staff will be on hand to assist you at these points.

Overseas delivery address is not accepted at present. But do send us an email or call us on (852) 2318-2454 during office hours. We will try our best to help.

To look up an Ordinance, you may use the print set of the Laws of Hong Kong, which is located in the Quick Reference Area of the Law Section. Refer to the Index Volume of the set. Alternatively, you can use the search engine of BLIS web site, URL: http://www.legislation.gov.hk/index.htm, to retrieve the full text of the Ordinance.

Answer: Currently all the taxes are included in the airfare. That is, for each adult (people older than 12 years), CNY284.00 surcharge from Hong Kong to mainland China, and CNY242.00 surcharge from mainland China to Hong Kong. To depart from Hong Kong, the departure tax is HK$120.00 per adult.

You can have high quality printing for as much as 30 - 50% less than the cost to print domestically. Major publishers have been printing in Hong Kong for many years. Just like many other high quality products purchased from Asia.

If you are travelling on an Australian passport you do not require a visa to enter Hong Kong. If you are not travelling on an Australian passport please contact the AOT or RO ASAP as you may require a visa.

Under the Non-local Higher and Professional Education (Regulation) Ordinance, all courses conducted in Hong Kong leading to the award of non-local higher academic or professional qualifications are required to register or apply for exemption from registration with the Non-local Courses Registry. Â All these courses have a registration number. The exceptions are purely distance learning courses which do not have any regulated course activity, including lectures and examinations, in Hong Kong.

You can get to Guangzhou by planes, non-stop express trains, buses and shuttle ferries from Hong Kong. the bus is about HK$200.

Cantonese and English are the two official languages in Hong Kong. English is spoken and understood by many people in Hong Kong and is used by the government. All major signage is in English or is bilingual. Visitors will find that most people in the service industry speak English.

Yes, Hong Kong is still one of the safest cities in the world even at night, when people may walk alone with confidence. Police patrol frequently and are very helpful. As in all big cities, avoid carrying large amounts of cash; traveler's checks or credit cards are preferred. As with anywhere in the world it is advisable to 'be aware' of your surroundings if alone, but generally you'll be safe. Visitors should carry a passport or other form of identification with a photograph at all times.