The Immigration Division of the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office in Shanghai started operation today.
It provides assistance for Hong Kong residents in the municipality of Shanghai and in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui and Shandong Provinces.
It brings Hong Kong's Immigration Divisions on the Mainland to four. The others are in Beijing, Guangdong and Chengdu.
The divisions provide assistance for Hong Kong residents in distress, such as loss of identity documents, accidents and casualties, and being arrested or detained for criminal offences.
The Shanghai ETO Immigration Division will handle applications for entry visas and entry permits to Hong Kong as well as provide HKSAR passport replacement services from November 7.
On the same day, the Immigration Division in Beijing and Chengdu will also start providing HKSAR passport replacement services.
The services will later be extended to the Immigration Division in Guangdong.
