Extreme security measures

As many athletes and tourists from around the world arrive in Beijing, new security rules for visa permits are being implemented. Tourists from abroad who get their visa from their place of residency and come to China with one entry permit cannot even imagine the very strict policies China has been implementing lately and the tight control at all of its borders.

This affects people like us and those who have business visas to China. The new regulations stipulate that visa applicants should get it in their country of citizenship, and business visas have been cancelled until after the games, so many of us foreigners who live in Macau or Hong Kong have a very difficult time to get an entry permit.

We expect that these restrictions will change and return to normal after a “successful Olympic Games.” We surely support that!