[Explanation] According to the announcement issued by the National Immigration Administration on August 11, the Exit-Entry Administration Department of the public security organs will resume the application of visas for mainland residents to travel to Macau, including group travel and individual travel endorsements. Starting from August 12, the Exit-Entry Administration Department of the Public Security Bureau of Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province will resume the application of travel visas for residents of Zhuhai City to Macau.
[Explanation] On August 12, the reporter came to the entry-exit reception hall of Zhuhai Public Security Bureau. This is the first time a few months later, the window for applying for travel visas for Zhuhai residents to Macau is busy again. In the morning, here There are many residents waiting for the endorsement. What is different from the past is that checking the health code and measuring body temperature are still indispensable. Moreover, the area where the self-service card can be provided 24 hours a day is temporarily not open for use, and citizens need to queue up at the manual window for endorsement.
Nevertheless, many citizens who came to wait in line early are still looking forward to it.
[Concurrent] Mr. Chen, a resident of Zhuhai
I came here very early and I was really excited because I haven't been to (Macau) for a long time. It has been more than half a year.
[Concurrent] Ms. Huang, a resident of Zhuhai
Everyone in the circle of friends is forwarding, in fact, everyone is also looking forward to early clearance.
[Explanation] Not only the residents of Zhuhai are excited about the restoration of free travel, but the residents of Macau are also happy to hear about it. Macau residents who apply for other documents at the immigration reception hall expressed that they are very much looking forward to the return of tourists to Australia to their usual levels.
[Concurrent] Ms. Li, a Macau resident
In fact, in Macau, there are a lot of news reports about this customs clearance, because Macau residents have been looking forward to it for months, probably half a year, and they are all waiting for news of this customs clearance, so Said this news is very important to us, and everyone is very concerned.
[Explanation] The reporter also noticed at the Gongbei port site that the number of passengers has increased significantly regardless of entry and exit. At 10 am, the flow of people here also reached a small peak.
According to the announcement of the National Immigration Administration, if there are no special circumstances, starting from August 26, Guangdong residents' travel visas to Macau will resume. Under the premise that the epidemic situation in the Mainland and Macau continues to improve in general, the entry-exit management departments of the public security organs across the country will resume processing visas for mainland residents to travel to Macau from September 23.
Reporter Wang Qingran from Zhuhai
Editor in charge: 【Luo Pan】