To fit the strategy of 'One Belt, One Road' to attract more visitors using Macau International Airport as a transit point for their journeys, the Public Security Police Force (CPSP) announced that effective 1^st July they would relax the restrictions on transit visitors travelling on Chinese passports. The transit stay period has thus been extended from 5 days to 7 days.

Under the new regulations, Chinese passport holders who first enter Macau are given 7 days 'transit stay'. If they enter via Macau International Airport to go abroad, they will be given 7 days transit stay when entering Macau again in 30 days. However, if they do not use Macau International Airport to go abroad, they may only enjoy 2 days transit stay within 30 days.

Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis, Tam Chon Weng said that as the gaming industry is currently undergoing a deep adjustment, the MSAR has decided to extend the transit stay in a timely manner. It is expected that this initiative will help adjust the economy from an over-reliance on the gaming industry to tourism, particularly given Macau's unique appeal as a place where Chinese and Western culture has met for hundreds of years.