Macau has announced a new rule reducing the maximum number of days Chinese passport holders can stay in the city while in transit.
The new rule will take effect on Jul. 1 and will cut the originally seven maximum permitted days to five. The new rule is to stop mainland tourists overstaying there while transiting. The new rule also limits mainland tourists who re-enter Macau within 30 days of a previous overstay to one day, instead of the original two days.
According to the SCMP, those who overstay a second time will be denied entry for 60 days and if they try to enter again within the 60 days the ban will be invoked for an additional 60 days.
In 2008, Macau reduced the maximum period of stay for mainland travellers from 14 days to seven.
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