- Target:
- Chief Executive, Legislative Councilors, head of immigration authorities
- Region:
- Hong Kong
廢除內地通行證 提升中港交流
港澳居民往來內地通行證發行已經三十年,最初目的是讓香港,澳門地區居民往來內地旅遊,經商,居住提供便利,相對於內地居民和外國人居留規定屬於優待政策.但是近十餘年香港特區,澳門特區居民往返內地日趨頻繁,再者港,澳先後回歸中國,使用內地通行證通關已經讓港,澳居民愈加感到不便,並須在若干期限內續證,對不少人,特別是公務旅客而言平添麻煩.
更加糟糕的是一些進步人士被內地當局拒絕發出通行證,事實上剝奪他們回鄉探親,旅遊的基本權利.部份民主派人士無法踏足內地達十餘年之久!
每年有數十萬人須續領內地通行證,然而每次續領費用高達590元,辦證機關(廣東省公安廳)和香港中國旅行社每年攫取港,澳居民數億元;但同時國內人士來港簽注也是由國內當局發出,兩邊皆由內地機關收取.最初港,澳居民這樣資助十分貧窮的內地同胞可以理解,惟近年來國內經濟高度增長,相信已無此需要.
另一方面,不少居住於香港特區和澳門特區的外國人到內地前要逐次辦理簽證,即使他們取得永久居民身份,帶來莫大煩擾.如此差別待遇孰能容忍!
依據歐洲的經驗,歐盟或歐洲自由貿易區成員國人民可以憑本國護照前往任何歐盟或歐洲自由貿易區成員國.
Mainland Entry Permit for Hong Kong and Macao residents has been issued for 30 years in order to provide a convenient way for Hong Kong and Macao residents to travel, to trade and live in mainland China. However, more and more Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR residents travel to mainland China frequently, and both places had been reunited. That can lead to a hassle for a lot of travelers.
In the past decade, mainland authorities have not issued Mainland Entry Permit to some progressive activists and denied their rights to visit their relatives or travel to mainland China.
In addition, many expatriates who resided in Hong Kong and Macao have to get their visas every time, even if they have got permanent residency! We cannot bear with such arrangement!
In comparison, citizens of European Union or EFTA member states can visit or even work in any of EU or EFTA member state with valid passports.
我們向行政長官,全體立法會議員,出入境機關官員呼籲:
盡快修訂現行港,澳人員往返內地證件出入系統,並就允許直接使用港,澳政府簽發的回港證即時作可行性研究;
在五年內,內地和港,澳政府應該達成共識,進一步簡化港,澳居民進入內地制度;
2017年中期全面實施港,澳永久居民憑居民身份證進入內地,非永久居民或外僑憑回港證五年限期內無限次進出內地.
So we urge the Chief Executive, Legislative Councilors, head of immigration authorities that the system of travel documents of Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR residents should be revised, and to research the possibility of direct use of Re-entry Permit issued by Hong Kong and Macao governments as valid documents to enter mainland China.
The governments of mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR should reach the consensus within five years for simplifying the regime for travel to mainland of residents in Hong Kong and Macao within five years.
The arrangement of Hong Kong or Macao permanent residents using resident identity cards and non-permanent residents or expatriates using Re-entry Permit as valid travel documents to mainland China should be enforced in mid-2017.
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The Abolition of Mainland Entry Permit! petition to Chief Executive, Legislative Councilors, head of immigration authorities was written by Wong Wing Lun and is in the category National Affairs at GoPetition.