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Macao SAR, Samoa Offer Mutual Visa-free TreatmentThe Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China and the Independent State of Samoa have signed an agreement to grant visa-free treatment to each other.Florinda da Rosa Silva Chan, secretary for administration and justice of the Macao SAR government, and Tuigamala Lam Sam, Samoan consul general in Hong Kong and Macao, signed the agreement in Macao on Monday. Samoa is the sixth country to give visa-free access to Macao SAR passport holders since the founding of the SAR last December. And it is the second country to give visa-free access to holders of the Macao SAR travel permit. So far, a total of 43 countries have recognized the passport of the Macao SAR. Among which, Turkey, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Samoa give visa-free treatment. In addition, 40 countries have recognized the Macao SAR travel permit. Only Malaysia and Samoa offer visa-free treatment.
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