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Special Authorization to Stay for Traditional Traders

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Is this for a founder, startup entrepreneur, self-employed person, freelancer, company owner or another business profile?

Self-employed traditional traders: Wanzai and Hengqin residents designated by the Zhuhai competent authorities and holding a valid hawker licence issued by the Municipal Affairs Bureau, to engage in traditional trades in flowers, fruits or vegetables in the form of self-employment.

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  • https://www.gov.mo/en/services/ps-2127/
    Wanzai and Hengqin residents who are designated by the Zhuhai competent authorities and in possession of a valid hawker licence issued by the Municipal Affairs Bureau may apply to the Public Security Police Force for Special Authorization to Stay for traditional traders according to Articles 22 to 24 of Administrative Regulation No. 38/2021.
  • https://www.gov.mo/en/services/ps-2127/
    Note: The Special Authorization to Stay granted according to the Regulation serves the purpose of allowing the interested person to engage in traditional trades in flowers, fruits or vegetables in the form of self-employment in accordance with the hawker licence regulations.

What must actually exist or be demonstrated: business plan, company, innovation, clients, contracts, economic activity, job creation or other substance?

Designation by the Zhuhai competent authorities and a valid hawker licence issued by the Macao Municipal Affairs Bureau; a copy of the hawker licence and of the valid PRC Exit and Entry Permit must be submitted.

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  • https://www.gov.mo/en/services/ps-2127/
    Wanzai and Hengqin residents who are designated by the Zhuhai competent authorities and in possession of a valid hawker licence issued by the Municipal Affairs Bureau of engagement
  • https://www.gov.mo/en/services/ps-2127/ps-2127a/
    Copy of the biodata page of the interested person’s valid PRC Exit and Entry Permit used for stay in Macao and the page with the latest valid endorsement (if any); Copy of the valid hawker licence issued by the Macao Municipal Affairs Bureau;

What investment, capital, income, revenue, funding or viability evidence is central to this pathway?

Answer not available

What business/self-employed activity may the holder conduct? Are there important restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

Only traditional trades in flowers, fruits or vegetables in the form of self-employment, in accordance with the hawker licence regulations. Entry and departure only at the checkpoint designated for this purpose; the authorisation is valid for a maximum of 16 hours per day. It is cancelled if the trader cannot continue owing to cancellation of the hawker licence. The official source does not state the family position.

See recorded sources
  • https://www.gov.mo/en/services/ps-2127/
    Note: The Special Authorization to Stay granted according to the Regulation serves the purpose of allowing the interested person to engage in traditional trades in flowers, fruits or vegetables in the form of self-employment in accordance with the hawker licence regulations.
  • https://www.gov.mo/en/services/ps-2127/ps-2127a/
    According to Articles 22 to 24 of Administrative Regulation No. 38/2021, the Special Authorization to Stay for traditional traders granted is for entry and departure at the checkpoint designated for this purpose only.
  • https://www.gov.mo/en/services/ps-2127/ps-2127a/
    The validity of the above Special Authorization to Stay is a maximum of 16 hours per day.
  • https://www.gov.mo/en/services/ps-2127/
    Wanzai and Hengqin residents who cannot continue to engage in traditional trades in flowers, fruits or vegetables in the form of self-employment owing to the cancellation of their hawker licence or other conditions within the period they are granted Special Authorization to Stay for traditional traders.

What approval/application sequence applies, how long is the status granted, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction is officially stated?

Applicants apply (in person or via a legal agent) to the Stay Subdivision of the Residence and Stay Affairs Department of the Public Security Police Force with the application form (format 3), address declaration, PRC Exit and Entry Permit copy and hawker licence copy; free of charge. The authorisation is valid for a maximum of 16 hours per day; a validity update is available where it is shorter than the hawker licence validity owing to the PRC Exit and Entry Permit. No longer-term residence direction is stated.

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  • No longer-term residence direction is stated.

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