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Filming permit checklist
Choose where you are filming, then the location types this shoot involves. The applications and preparation to handle are listed below, with links to the official application portals. Your ticks are kept in your browser.
This checklist is general reference and does not constitute legal advice; the permits actually needed depend on each project, so confirm with the relevant departments. Processing times are as published by each department, so apply early. Information checked on: 2026-09-17.
About names and links. Department names are their official English names. Form names in quotation marks follow the English version of the Film Promotion and Facilitation Section's forms list or the form itself. Most official links lead to Chinese-language pages; where a department's wording on processing time is quoted, the Chinese original is kept and the official English wording is given where we found one.
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Filming permit checklist
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