Why can't some cities get free passes for Hong Kong and Macao?

This is because China has only opened 49 cities for mainland residents to travel to Hong Kong and Macao.

Approved by the State Council, by the end of 2007, Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Chongqing (limited to Yuzhong District, Jiangbei District, Nan 'an District, Shapingba District, Jiulongpo District, dadukou district, Beibei District, Yubei District, Banan District, Wanzhou District, Fuling District, Changshou District, Jiangjin City, Yongchuan City and Hechuan City), Guangdong Province and Fuzhou City, Fujian Province.

Hangzhou, Ningbo and Taizhou in Zhejiang Province, Shenyang and Dalian in Liaoning Province, Jinan in Shandong Province, Chengdu in Sichuan Province, Nanchang in Jiangxi Province, Changsha in Hunan Province, Nanning in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Haikou in Hainan Province, Guiyang in Guizhou Province, Kunming in Yunnan Province, Shijiazhuang in Hebei Province, Changchun in Jilin Province, Hefei in Anhui Province, Zhengzhou in Henan Province and Wuhan in Hubei Province.

Extended data

The Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Exit and Entry Administration stipulates that:

Article 9? China citizens shall apply for passports or other travel documents when leaving or entering the country.

China citizens who want to go to other countries or regions also need to obtain visas or other entry permits. However, unless the China government has signed visa exemption agreements with other governments or the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provide otherwise.

Article 12? Under any of the following circumstances, China citizens are not allowed to leave the country:

(1) Failing to hold a valid exit-entry certificate or refusing or evading border inspection;

(two) the punishment has not been completed or belongs to the defendant or criminal suspect in a criminal case;

(three) there are unresolved civil cases, and the people's court decides not to leave the country;

(4) Being subject to criminal punishment for obstructing the administration of the country (border) or being repatriated by other countries or regions for illegal exit, illegal residence or illegal employment, and not allowed to leave the country within the prescribed time limit;

(five) may endanger national security and interests, the relevant authorities in the State Council decided not to leave the country;

(6) Other circumstances under which exit from the country is prohibited by laws and administrative regulations.

National Immigration Bureau-individual travel cities for mainland residents to Hong Kong and Macao have been opened.