Hengqin authorities have initiated enhanced supervision of various residential areas following a surge in applications for residence permits, which makes applicants eligible to apply for multiple-entry visas to travel to Macau.
AGB has learned that Hengqin security officials conducted on-site inspections across different zones in response to the significant increase in residence permit applications. The inspections aim to ensure that residents with household registration and a Hengqin residence permit are living at their registered addresses, in order to prevent the misuse of travel rules to Macau.

The supervision also includes double-checking the status of individuals who have already obtained a residence permit. If it is found that they do not meet the required conditions, their residence permit will be canceled.
Specifically, the authorities are working to prevent syndicates from exploiting this mechanism for illicit activities, such as smuggling and illegal money exchange operations.
Starting January 1st, 2025, mainland Chinese residents with household registration and a Hengqin residence permit will be eligible to apply for a multiple-entry visa to travel to Macau. While there is no limit on the number of trips, each visit will be restricted to a maximum of seven days.
As reported by AGB, although the travel visa does not set a limit on the number of trips, some border control measures, including a policy aimed at preventing gaming addiction, will be implemented internally by the National Immigration Administration (NIA). This means there may still be limits on the number of visits for residents of Zhuhai and Hengqin traveling to Macau. However, normal leisure visits will not be affected.
According to official data, as of the end of September, there were 38,620 residents with household registration in Hengqin, though no official data is available on the number of residents holding a Hengqin residence permit.