Relevant Documents Required for Air Passenger Departure Tax Exemption
Item | Exemption Category | Documents Required |
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1 |
Direct transit passengers / Connecting airside transfer passengers, i.e. passengers who arrive in Hong Kong by aircraft, do not pass through arrival immigration control and subsequently depart from Hong Kong by aircraft. |
Boarding Pass of the relevant arrival flight and copy of Identity Document (ID) showing the passenger’s name (e.g. Hong Kong Identity Card, passport or other travel document) |
2 |
Passengers who arrive* in Hong Kong by aircraft and subsequently depart* from Hong Kong by aircraft within the same day** regardless of whether they have passed through arrival immigration control before departure from Hong Kong. *
refers to the scheduled arrival time and scheduled departure time of the aircraft.
**
“same day” means same calendar day,
i.e. within Hong Kong Time 00:00 to 23:59. |
Boarding Pass of the relevant arrival flight and copy of Identity Document (ID) showing the passenger’s name (e.g. Hong Kong Identity Card, passport or other travel document) |
3 |
Passengers who —
(For passengers already issued with refund coupons upon check-in at the SkyPier Terminal, Mainland China Port or Macao Port but have not collected the refund at the SkyPier Terminal Refund Counter on the same day of travel, please contact the airlines concerned directly for the refund. Please apply to the Civil Aviation Department (CAD) for refund if no refund coupon was issued.) |
Copy of ID showing the passenger’s name (e.g. Hong Kong Identity Card, passport or other travel document) |
4 |
Passengers who are entitled to be accorded exemption from the tax by operation of the International Organizations and Diplomatic Privileges Ordinance (Cap. 190) or the International Organizations (Privileges and Immunities) Ordinance (Cap. 558). |
Diplomatic Privileges - photocopy of passport with following information : - the type of passport (e.g. diplomatic, official, etc.); International Organizations - photocopy of ID or Certificate issued by the relevant organization |
5 |
Passengers who -
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Photocopy of certificate issued by the relevant consular post or Consular Corps Identity Card |
6 |
Head of European Commission (EC) Office and members accredited by the Commission of the European Communities who are nationals of the member states of the European Communities but not in their capacity as the permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, as well as the members of their families forming part of their respective households. |
Photocopy of certificate issued by the EC (Hong Kong Office) or Consular Corps Identity Card |
7 |
Accredited staff of the Bank for International Settlements Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific (BIS) who are neither Chinese nationals nor the permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, as well as the members of their families forming part of their respective households. |
Photocopy of Certificate of Status for Honorary Consuls and Officially Recognised Representative issued by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. |
8 |
Accredited staff of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Regional Office for East Asia and Pacific and the World Bank Private Sector Development Office for East Asia and Pacific who are neither Chinese nationals nor the permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. |
Photocopy of Certificate of Status for Honorary Consuls and Officially Recognised Representative issued by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. |
9 |
Accredited staff of the Resident Representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Sub-Office of the Resident Representative Office of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the People’s Republic of China who are neither Chinese nationals nor the permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, nor carry on any private gainful occupation in the HKSAR, as well as the members of their families forming part of their respective households. |
Photocopy of Certificate of Status for Honorary Consuls and Officially Recognised Representative issued by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. |