Tourists from eight mainland Chinese cities in remote areas such as Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang and Tibet will be able to visit Hong Kong without joining group tours after Beijing announced it would further expand a solo traveller scheme to boost the sector.
The National Immigration Administration said on Saturday residents in the cities would be able to apply to visit from May 27.
It said the eight places were: Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province; Hohhot in China’s northern Inner Mongolia autonomous region; Harbin in the country’s northeast province of Heilongjiang; Lhasa in Tibet; Lanzhou in Gansu; Xining in Qinghai; Ningxia’s regional capital, Yinchuan; and Urumqi in Xinjiang.
Under the Individual Visit Scheme, tourists can apply for a visa which allows them to stay in Hong Kong or Macau for no more than seven days at a time. Visitors can choose from single-entry or double-entry visas valid for three months or a year.
Authorities announced the move just two days after Xia…
