{"ObjectId": 267, "Country": "Hong Kong", "Quarantine": null, "Testing": null, "DatePublished": "13.02.2023", "Sources": "Foreign travel advice, Gov.UK/ \n OSAC Travel Advisories/ \n US State Dept. COVID-19 Country Specific Information/\n HK Gov/", "TravelAdvisory": "Latest News: \n
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\n International Restrictions:
\n*All travellers: Although Hong Kong is now part of the People\u2019s Republic of China, it remains a Special Administrative Region (SAR) with its own immigration controls. You can visit Hong Kong for up to 6 months without a visa. For up-to-date advice on entry requirements and restrictions, please visit the Hong Kong SAR Government\u2019s website.\nTravellers arriving from overseas will need to provide a negative rapid antigen test result for COVID-19, taken no more than 24 hours prior to departure, or a negative PCR test taken no more than 48 hours before departure. You should keep photos showing the negative rapid antigen test result or the test report for a negative polymerase chain reaction-based nucleic acid test. You can also voluntarily declare the test result via the Department of Health\u2019s electronic health declaration form. Further details can be found on the Hong Kong SAR Government\u2019s website. Flights may be subject to scheduling change at short notice. Ensure you keep in close contact with your airline and be prepared to change your plans.\nTesting on arrival: The Hong Kong Government continues to advise all inbound travellers to conduct daily rapid antigen tests from the day of arrival into Hong Kong (i.e. Day 0) and Day 5 after arrival.
\nIf you test positive for COVID-19, you are no longer required to isolate, however please refer to the latest guidance issued by the Hong Kong SAR Government on how to minimise the spread of Covid-19.
\nProof of vaccination status: From 6 February, the requirement for non-Hong Kong residents to be fully vaccinated in order to enter Hong Kong from overseas has been lifted. You do not need to be fully vaccinated or show proof of vaccination to enter Hong Kong.
\nTravel between Hong Kong, Macao and mainland China\nFrom 6 February, travellers are no longer required to test or quarantine when travelling between Hong Kong and mainland China. However, t ravellers to mainland China who are transiting Hong Kong from a third country or Taiwan or have stayed in a third country or Taiwan in the last seven days require a negative PCR test taken within 48 hours of arrival in the mainland. Children under the age of three are exempt.
\nTravel between Macao and Hong Kong is test and quarantine free. More information is available on the Macao Travel Advice Page.\nAll control points between Hong Kong and mainland China or Macao have re-opened. Ferry crossings between Hong Kong and Shenzhen or Macao, and the high-speed rail service connecting mainland China have resumed.\n*Children and young people: More information and detailed guidelines for International Arrivals are available on the Hong Kong SAR Government Coronavirus web page.
\nFrom 6 February, the requirement for non-Hong Kong residents to be fully vaccinated in order to enter Hong Kong from overseas has been lifted. Children and young people do not need to be fully vaccinated, or show proof of vaccination to enter Hong Kong.
\nChildren under the age of three are exempt from pre-departure testing requirements to enter Hong Kong. For all other requirements, children aged 3 and over are subject to the same rules as adult travellers.\n*If you\u2019re transiting through Hong Kong: Transit services at Hong Kong International Airport, including those connecting mainland China, have resumed.
\nIf you are transiting via Hong Kong International Airport, you are no longer required to provide evidence of a pre-departure PCR test before boarding your flight to Hong Kong, unless your destination is mainland China. In such cases, you should present a negative PCR test taken no more than 48 hours before departure. If in doubt, you should check with your travel agent or airline before travelling and check the Hong Kong International Airport website.\nTravellers to mainland China who are transiting Hong Kong from a third country or Taiwan or have stayed in a third country or Taiwan in the last seven days require a negative PCR test taken within 48 hours of arrival in the mainland. Children under the age of three are exempt.
\nAll passengers transiting Hong Kong Inter-national Airport may be subject to advanced screening measures, including temperature checks. Passengers deemed to have a high temperature will undergo further checks by the Port Health Office at the airport.
\n*Exemptions: Details for exemptions can be found on the Hong Kong SAR government\u2019s website.\n
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\nInternal restrictions:
\n*Public spaces and services: The Hong Kong Government has a mandatory requirement to wear face masks in all public spaces, including on public transport. Failure to comply may result in a fine of up to 5000 HKD.
\nFor up to date information, you should follow the guidance from the Hong Kong authorities.\nIf you test positive for COVID-19, you may need to stay where you are until you test negative. You may also need to seek treatment there.\n\n", "Y": 22.397976, "X": 114.026644, "AddInfo": "\n"}