Originally Posted by
Steve M
I don't know, but as for Hong Kong, they issue you a paper receipt the size of a large postage stamp for arrivals. I just staple these to my passport for my own benefit so I have a complete record of int'l travel. I suppose you could glue them to your passport yourself and they'd be more or less like the stickers Japan uses now.
FWIW, in the early days of automated clearance for visitors (5+ years ago), the e-channel machines spat out a sticker, and the instruction was to affix it to an empty spot in one's passport. I have no idea why they abandoned this approach, which IMO is much superior to the current receipt.