Hong Kong brings forward work-visa renewal window to 90 days
e-Channel fast-track gates opened to visitors after just two trips and no fingerprints
Hong Kong widens e-Channel access and simplifies enrolment for frequent visitors
Latest News
Work-visa holders allowed to file renewal applications three months earlier
Effective 1 March 2026, foreign professionals and their dependants under six major Hong Kong work-visa schemes may renew their permits up to three months before expiry instead of the previous four-week window. The wider buffer simplifies compliance, lowers the risk of status gaps and brings Hong Kong’s practices closer to rival talent hubs.
Budget 2026-27 pledges HK$1.66 billion to re-energise tourism and study-tour market
Hong Kong’s 2026-27 Budget boosts Tourism Board funding by more than a third and replaces the long-running harbour light show with rotating festivals, alongside funds for rural tourism and overseas study tours. The initiatives aim to reboot visitor growth and dovetail with recent border-facilitation measures, offering new opportunities for corporates planning events and incentive travel in the city.
HK Express reports 15 % Lunar New Year passenger surge, underscoring hub rebound
HK Express flew 280,000 passengers during the 2026 Lunar New Year, up 15 % from 2025, with mainland-China traffic up 50 % and transit volumes up 90 %. The numbers confirm Hong Kong’s rebound as a regional aviation hub and signal more options—and competition—for corporate travel buyers.