Can ex-prisoners apply for Hong Kong and Macao Pass?

Legal analysis: Yes. Persons released from prison who are not prohibited from leaving the country by law may apply for Hong Kong and Macao Pass. Persons prohibited from leaving the country by law mainly include the following five categories: defendants in criminal cases and criminal suspects identified by public security organs or people's procuratorates and people's courts; Unable to leave the country because of unresolved civil cases notified by the people's court; Sentenced to prison; Being reeducated through labor; As well as those considered by the relevant authorities in the State Council as endangering national security or causing great losses to national interests after leaving the country.

Legal basis: Measures of the People's Republic of China for the Administration of Issuance of Ordinary Passports and Entry-Exit Passes Article 17 If the applicant is under any of the following circumstances, the entry-exit administrative organ of the public security organ shall not issue an ordinary passport: (1) He does not have People's Republic of China (PRC) nationality; (two) unable to prove identity; (3) practicing fraud in the application process; (4) Being sentenced to a penalty and serving a sentence; (five) the people's court informed that there are unresolved civil cases that cannot leave the country; (6) Being a defendant or criminal suspect in a criminal case; (seven) the relevant competent departments of the State Council believe that leaving the country will cause harm to national security or cause great losses to national interests. If a citizen is subject to criminal punishment for obstructing the administration of the country (border) or is repatriated for illegal exit, illegal residence or illegal employment, the exit-entry administration organ of the public security organ shall not issue an ordinary passport within six months to three years from the date of completion of the punishment or repatriation.