Just as Hong Kong citizens have retained their right to visa-free travel to most countries of the world, so most foreigners have continued to be allowed to enter Hong Kong without prior permission for up to three months. This includes nationals of Britain, the USA, Australia and New Zealand. For detailed information, contact your local HKTA office.

 

Hong Kong has retained its own separate currency, the Hong Kong dollar , which is pegged at around $7.40 to the US dollar. Coincidentally, one Hong Kong dollar is almost exactly equal to one Chinese yuan, though yuan and Hong Kong dollars cannot be used interchangeably in either territory. In this chapter, the symbol $ refers to Hong Kong dollars throughout unless stated.