HONG KONG – The Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government (HKSAR) on Monday announced that self-service departure for visitors to Hong Kong would be launched at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) on Oct 10.
Smart Departure, which employs face recognition technology for identity verification, will be launched at Hong Kong International Airport on Oct 10.
The department said in a press release that Smart Departure aims to provide greater travel convenience for visitors while enhancing the effectiveness of immigration control.Smart Departure employs face recognition technology for identity verification, which facilitates self-service departure for visitors.
Photos of visitors will be taken at arrival clearance counters to assist in authentication of their identities. The whole process takes about 20 seconds.
Visitors aged 11 or above who hold valid electronic travel documents compliant with the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s requirements and issued by designated countries or regions as announced by the department may perform self-service departure clearance through Smart Departure e-channels without prior enrolment.
According to the existing arrangement, all arriving visitors will be issued with landing slips.
Upon completion of arrival clearance at immigration counters, the landing slips of eligible visitors will additionally bear the Smart Departure logo.
