Companies using serviced offices often have staff members or overseas visitors who come to Hong Kong frequently on business and might not know that it is possible to get a travel pass that allows them to whizz through immigration.
Bridges Executive Centre promotes the option on its website and offers busy executives the opportunity to get the passes as a service to clients.
'We promote this service among our clients, since most of them are frequent business travellers,' says managing director Fion Sen. 'The Frequent Visitor Card issued by Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is very convenient to enjoy speedy immigration clearance by accessing the 'Frequent Visitor Channel'.'
Passengers from any country can apply for the Frequent Visitor Card, if they can prove they visited Hong Kong and entered through HKIA at least three times in the past 12 months. They need to provide a photocopy of the relevant passport pages, including their multi-entry visa if necessary, and a postal address. Applications are processed within four to eight weeks and the visitor card is valid for two years. It is easily renewable if applicants can show they visited Hong Kong six times before the expiry date.
'We help clients handle the whole application process and submit the required documents on their behalf for approval,' Sen says. 'This service can spare them a lot of hassle, especially when they are living overseas.'
Bridges also helps arrange the Travel Pass issued by the Immigration Department and offers streamlined entry at the 'Hong Kong Resident' counters of the immigration control points. Valid for three years, the pass allows travellers to make multiple entries and stay for two months each time. It allows passport holders to enter Hong Kong without the need for a visa.