Free HK visa good for one month

Free HK visa good for one month

Beginning this month, Indonesians visiting Hong Kong can stay in the territory for up to one month with a visa issued on arrival, Antara reported on Friday.

Previously, the visa-on-arrival facility for Indonesian visitors was only valid for a stay of up to 14 days.

The Hong Kong government announced its decision to extend the validity of visas for Indonesians in a letter to the Indonesian Consulate on Nov. 27.

The move reciprocated the Indonesian government's decision in August to extend the validity of the visa-on-arrival facility given to residents of Hong Kong and Macau to 28 days, Antara said.

Hong Kong visitors accounted for a 72,000 of the 5.06 million foreigners who visited Indonesia last year. Statistics on the number of Indonesians visiting Hong Kong were not immediately available. --JP