Exit-Entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao, (Chinese: 中华人民共和国往来港澳通行证), colloquially known as a Two-way Permit, (Chinese: 双程通行证), are issued to mainland Chinese as entry and exit travel document for purpose of travel to Chinese Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau. Bureau of Exit and Entry Administration of Chinese Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China is responsible for the issuing, and exit endorsements of Two-way Permits.
Two-way Permit is the sole travel document for ordinary purpose of personal visit, family reunion, business, and other non-government purpose to and return from the two Chinese Special Administrative Regions. Hong Kong SAR would granted a stay of seven days to mainland Chinese, who use their People's Republic of China passport in transit through Hong Kong to and from overseas.[1]
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The cover of the Two-way Permit are blue in colour with wording and the national emblem of the People's Republic of China in gold, with the words Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao "中华人民共和国往来港澳通行证" in simplified Chinese characters.
Two-way Permits are issued, just like the People's Republic of China passport and Resident Identity Card, by local municipal public security bureau per hukou registration. Mainland Chinese have to apply for a new permit and relevant exit endorsement in person. Receiving relevant exit endorsement before departure to Hong Kong or Macau is required.
In general, a Mainland resident who is in possession of a valid EEP bearing a valid exit endorsement, (Chinese: 往来港澳签注), may be landed in Hong Kong as a visitor, with a limit of stay in accordance with the exit endorsement, provided that normal immigration requirements are met. The number of journeys to Hong Kong will be stated in the exit endorsement, i.e. single-journey, double-journey or multiple-journey. There are six types of exit endorsements issued by Ministry of Public Security[2]:
In addition, 奥运A was a specially-designated endorsement for 90 days multiple exits and entries during Beijing summer Olympic in 2008.