The HKSAR Government has received notification from the government of the Republic of Azerbaijan that HKSAR passport holders can travel to the country visa-free for three times from February 2nd of 2026, to February 2nd of 2027, with each stay not exceeding 30 days.
The Immigration Department, Photo source: reference image
A spokesperson of the Immigration Department stated that the Republic of Azerbaijan is a Belt and Road country. Under the Belt and Road Initiative, the visa-free arrangement can bring convenience to HKSAR passport holders and help to strengthen the bilateral tourism, cultural, and economic ties.
The HKSAR passport, Photo by Bastille Post
Including the Republic of Azerbaijan, 175 countries and territories have granted visa-free access or visa-on-arrival to HKSAR passport holders.
SUNDERLAND, England (AP) — U.S. midfielder Tyler Adams scored one of the best goals in the Premier League this season when he lobbed the goalkeeper from nearly 50 yards (meters) for Bournemouth on Saturday.
In the 15th minute of the match at Sunderland, Adams collected a loose ball inside his own half, crossed the halfway line and sent in a shot from the edge of the center circle. It flew over the head of goalkeeper Robin Roefs, who tumbled into the net after scrambling backward, and into the goal at a rainy Stadium of Light.
Goalkeeper Tim Howard is the only player from the U.S. men's team who has scored from farther out in the Premier League, according to stats company Opta. That was in 2012, when Howard's clearance from his own area for Everton against Bolton bounced once and in.
Adams’ second goal in his last four games — he netted at Manchester City on Nov. 2 — increased Bournemouth's lead to 2-0 at the time. But Sunderland won 3-2.
Adams, who captained the Americans at the 2022 World Cup, hadn't previously scored for Bournemouth, which he joined in August 2023, or in his one other season in the Premier League — at Leeds in the 2022-23 campaign.
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Bournemouth's Tyler Adams celebrates scoring their side's second goal of the game during the Premier League match at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland on Saturday Nov. 29, 2025. (Steve Welsh/PA via AP)
FILE - Tyler Adams of the United States runs on the pitch during the World Cup group B soccer match between England and The United States, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, on Nov. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
