In exciting news for Hong Kong SAR passport holders, Malaysia has extended the period of visa-free entry to the country from one month to 90 days. The move is expected to further strengthen the tourism, cultural, and economic ties between the two places, as part of the Belt and Road Initiative.
According to a spokesperson from Malaysia’s Immigration Department, “Malaysia is along the Belt and Road. Under the Belt and Road Initiative, this extension of the period of visa-free entry will bring greater travel convenience to holders of HKSAR passports and strengthen the tourism, cultural and economic ties between the two places.”
This latest development brings the total number of countries and territories that have granted visa-free access or visa-on-arrival to HKSAR passport holders to a whopping 168 countries!