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The Government of Hong Kong allows citizens of specific countries/territories to travel to Hong Kong for tourism or certain business-related activities〔(Hong Kong Immigration Department: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Visit/Transit )〕 for periods ranging from 7 to 180 days without having to obtain a visa. Citizens of all countries require visas to undertake other activities, such as study, employment, or ''operation'' of a business, unless they have the right to land or right of abode in Hong Kong. Under the one country, two systems policy, Hong Kong maintains its immigration and visa policy independently from (the rest of) China. Consequently, entering Hong Kong from (mainland) China requires passing through an immigration checkpoint. Whilst Macao and Taiwan residents have visa-free/visa-on-arrival access for short visits to Hong Kong, Mainland Chinese must obtain a Two-way permit from the Chinese Ministry of Public Security before visiting Hong Kong. Due to the historical background of Hong Kong, immigration status in Hong Kong is determined by a combination of both nationality and residence status. Therefore, even a Chinese national with the right of abode in Hong Kong has a slightly different status to a foreign national with the right of abode in Hong Kong as well (since the former can never lose ROA status while the latter can lose it if he does not enter Hong Kong for a period of 36 months).〔(Hong Kong Immigration Department: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Right of Abode in HKSAR )〕 At the same time, a foreign national with the right of abode in Hong Kong has a preferential immigration status to a Chinese national without the right of abode in Hong Kong, as the former can remain in Hong Kong indefinitely, while the latter has to have his immigration status reassessed whenever his visa/permit expires. All visitors must hold a passport valid for 1 month. ==Unconditional stay== Persons with the "right of abode" or the "right to land" may enter Hong Kong without holding any visa and without having any condition of stay imposed upon them, and may not be subject to a removal order. In addition, no deportation order may be imposed on a person with the right of abode.〔(Immigration Ordinance, Section 2a )〕〔(Immigration Ordinance, Section 2aaa )〕 Possession of one of the following documents is sufficient to demonstrate those rights:〔(Hong Kong Immigration Department: Visit Visa / Entry Permit Requirements for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region )〕 # Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card # Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Passport # British National (Overseas) passport〔The United Kingdom, which issues BN(O) passports, no longer has authority to grant the right of abode in Hong Kong, which since 1997 is a territory of the People's Republic of China. However, in practice BN(O) is a status that was only ever granted to persons "hav() a connection" to British Hong Kong as defined in the (Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986 ), and as such all holders of BN(O) passports are persons who enjoyed the right to land or right of abode in Hong Kong before 1997, and under the Immigration Ordinance continue to enjoy one of those rights.〕 # Hong Kong Certificate of Identity (all of which have expired by 30 June 2007) # Hong Kong Re-entry Permit (for entry from China and Macao only) # Hong Kong Seaman's Identity Book # Hong Kong Document of Identity for Visa Purposes, provided that the document is valid or the holder's limit of stay in Hong Kong has not expired # Travel documents stating either ''Holder's eligibility for Hong Kong permanent identity card verified'' or ''The holder of this travel document has the right to land in Hong Kong''. (Section 2AAA, ''Immigration Ordinance'' (cap. 115, ''Laws of Hong Kong'')) A person who is "ordinarily resident" in Hong Kong for seven years is eligible to apply for permanent residency, a status which gives its holder the right of abode.〔 However, the Immigration Ordinance's definition of "ordinarily resident" (Section 2, Subsection 4) excludes persons holding visas for employment as imported workers or for employment as domestic helpers.〔(Immigration Ordinance, Section 2 )〕 It is not unusual to find foreign domestic helpers who have worked in Hong Kong for fifteen years; however, regardless of their length of employment, they are ineligible to apply for permanent residency.〔(Population and Political Theory, p. 227 )〕 In 2011, five domestic helpers filed applications in the High Court for judicial review of the relevant portion of the Immigration Ordinance, claiming that it contravenes Article 24 of the Hong Kong Basic Law. In response, the Department of Justice sought to enter into evidence an affidavit claiming that as many as 100,000 domestic helpers could qualify for permanent residency; along with as many as 300,000 family members, the department claimed this would cause significant economic losses due to the requirement to provide housing, welfare, and health services to them. The first case, Vallejos v. Commissioner of Registration, was heard on 22 August. Starry Lee (DAB) and tourism functional constituency legislator Paul Tse expressed their opposition, while the Civic Party issued a statement distancing itself from the cases. Justice Johnson Lam issued his decision on 30 September, ruling in favour of Vallejos; the government will appeal. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Visa policy of Hong Kong」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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