China to Hong Kong (SAR China) visa requirements

Mainland residents generally need an EEP (往来港澳通行证) plus an appropriate Hong Kong endorsement. A PRC ordinary passport is only usable for qualifying transit through Hong Kong to or from another country/territory. Mainland Chinese residents are not ordinary-passport visa-free visitors to Hong Kong. For short private visits from the Mainland, the normal route is a Mainland-issued Exit-entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao (EEP / 往来港澳通行证) plus a valid Hong Kong exit endorsement matching the trip purpose. Individual Visit Scheme (G) tourism endorsements are available to eligible household-registration residents, and qualifying non-household-registration residents, in the 59 Mainland cities listed by the Hong Kong Tourism Commission and NIA; other purposes use endorsements such as group tour (L), business (S), visiting relatives (T), talent (R), other (Q), or stay (D). Stay length depends on the endorsement: G and L tourism endorsements are normally up to 7 days per Hong Kong visit, business endorsements are up to 14 days, talent endorsements up to 30 days, and visiting-relative or stay endorsements can have different limits. PRC passport holders transiting Hong Kong to and from another country or territory may be granted 7 days on each landing without a prior entry permit if they meet normal immigration requirements, including valid entry facilities for the destination and confirmed onward booking for the overseas journey.