China has stopped issuing multiple-entry visas until after the Olympic Games, travel agents said yesterday, raising concerns about the impact that the move would have on firms with business interests on the mainland.
“At the beginning of last week, we were no longer able to get any multiple entry visas for anyone,” said Daryl Bending, from Concorde Travel in Hong Kong.
“The main reason is to do with the Olympics, and we expect that after the Olympics things will return to normality,” he said.
Sunrise International Travel Company, also based in Hong Kong, said on its Web site that it would be unable to get hold of multi-entry visas — that are valid for between six months and three years — until October.
The ban applies to both tourist and business visas, two other Hong Kong-based agents said.
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