The global COVID-19 epidemic is gradually eased. After studying scientific data and balancing factors such as transmission risks, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government will cancel the mandatory quarantine requirements for people coming to Hong Kong from overseas regions or Taiwan starting from September 26. The arrangements for people arriving from the Mainland or Macau will also be straightened out simultaneously. The SAR government's goal is to reduce the inconvenience felt by people arriving in Hong Kong due to quarantine requirements while being able to control the epidemic trend, and provide the greatest space for Hong Kong Unicom International. The following is a detailed explanation of the latest measures compiled by the editor. People who come to Hong Kong in the near future must first understand.
Latest arrangements for people coming to Hong Kong from overseas or Taiwan
Boarding requirements and entry quarantine arrangements for people coming to Hong Kong from overseas or Taiwan are adjusted from September 26 as follows:
- Never produce negative nucleic acid test results report before boarding the plane, and it is changed to online safety Department of Health and Quarantine Information Application Form, and submit the negative results obtained by fast antigen test within 24 hours before the scheduled departure time;
- cancel the requirement that Hong Kong residents must complete vaccination as boarding and coming to Hong Kong. Non-Hong Kong residents aged 12 or above must still complete vaccination or obtain medical exemption before boarding and coming to Hong Kong;
- at Hong Kong International Airport Implement the "test release" arrangement, that is, enters the country and does not need to wait for the results at the airport after receiving nucleic acid test sampling. They can take public transportation or 's own transportation to return home or stay in their own hotel;
- after entering the country and change it to "0+3" quarantine arrangement, that is, there is no need to undergo compulsory quarantine , only three days of medical supervision can be carried out during the period. Free activities must comply with the "yellow code" restrictions of the vaccine pass, and monitor it for the next four days, totaling a seven-day observation period; the second, fourth and six days after arrival in Hong Kong (the day of arrival is the zeroth day) need to go to the community testing center/testing station or other accredited testing institutions for nucleic acid testing, and conduct rapid antigen testing every day from the first to seven days; if an incoming person is confirmed by nucleic acid testing or rapid antigen testing, his or her "vaccine pass" will be converted to a "red code", and the isolation arrangement will be handled in accordance with the local confirmed cases.
Arriving from overseas regions or Taiwan to Hong Kong to enter Hong Kong, details of Hong Kong prevention and control measures
(I) Boarding requirements
As a result of the continuous reduction of COVID-19 testing services in overseas regions, it may be difficult for people coming to Hong Kong to obtain the required test results report before boarding the plane. Therefore, the test before boarding in Hong Kong from overseas regions or Taiwan will be changed to the rapid antigen test (can be sampled by yourself or sampled by a dedicated person) within 24 hours before the scheduled departure time, and will be declared through the health and quarantine information declaration form.
In addition, the government has issued a unified requirement for the "temporary vaccine pass" and the government has revoked the requirement that Hong Kong residents must complete the vaccination to board the plane to come to Hong Kong . However, in order to avoid increasing pressure on the local medical system after the visitor is diagnosed, non-Hong Kong residents aged 12 or above must still complete vaccination when they come to Hong Kong from overseas areas before they can board the plane to come to Hong Kong .
Regarding vaccination requirements
As for the relevant requirements for boarding in Hong Kong, Complete COVID-19 vaccination generally refers to having received two doses of Sinovac's 2019 coronavirus disease vaccine (Kerry Flood vaccine) or Fosun Pharma /German pharmaceutical factory's 2019 coronavirus disease vaccine (Fubitai vaccine) at least 14 days before coming to Hong Kong. People who have been infected with the 2019 coronavirus disease have received a dose of new crown vaccine , they can be deemed to have completed the new crown vaccine. As for those aged 12 to 17 on the day of the scheduled departure, receiving a dose of the Ferbis vaccine can be deemed to have completed the COVID-19 vaccination.
is vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine outside Hong Kong and has applied the required dose of at least 14 days before came to Hong Kong and has applied the required dose of for the indicated purpose (list vaccine) at least 14 days before comes to Hong Kong; or people who have mixed vaccinated with different list vaccines, and if the total dose of the vaccinated list vaccine reaches the recommended dose of the vaccine received by one of the vaccinated list vaccines (the higher recommended dose shall prevail, except for the recommended dose of one of the vaccinated list vaccines being "1", it will also be deemed to have completed the vaccination of the relevant COVID-19 vaccines.
As far as boarding arrangements are concerned, those who have completed vaccination and their accompanying children under 12 years old can board the plane to Hong Kong. In addition, (i) persons who are not suitable for vaccination due to health reasons and hold relevant doctor certificates, or (ii) persons who have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, who are granted a doctor certificate after receiving the vaccine, prove that they have failed to receive the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine due to health reasons, can also be allowed to board the plane to come to Hong Kong. The relevant doctor's certificate must indicate the relevant health reasons in Chinese or English.
People coming to Hong Kong still must complete the health and quarantine information declaration form of the Department of Health on the Internet in advance before coming to Hong Kong (www.chp.gov.hk/hdf), including the declaration of vaccination records and the rapid antigen test results before boarding. They must also present the green health declaration QR code (can be a downloaded version, screenshot or printed version of the QR code) generated after the declaration is checked by before they can be checked by the airline before they can be arranged to board. The validity period of the health declaration QR code is still 96 hours, that is, people coming to Hong Kong can submit their declaration form as early as three days before the scheduled arrival time (for example, people who arrive in Hong Kong on Monday can submit their declaration form starting from Friday), and can further update the declaration after obtaining a negative result in the rapid antigen test to save time.
(II) Arrival arrangements for
Related persons will need to scan the health declaration QR code to register for nucleic acid testing after arriving in Hong Kong. The system will issue medical supervision notices, vaccination records and a QR code of "temporary vaccine pass" electronically. After nucleic acid testing and sampling, relevant arriving persons can continue to enter customs clearance procedures and collect their luggage according to the general arrival process, and arrange transportation to leave the airport by themselves, including taking public transportation, that is, arriving persons do not need to conduct rapid antigen tests and confirm negative results according to the current "testing and waiting for travel" arrangement before they can be released. Relevant persons must abide by the "yellow code" restrictions.
(III) During the medical supervision period, the "yellow code" shall be restricted, and then the self-monitoring
Related persons arriving in Hong Kong do not need to undergo compulsory quarantine, but must undergo three days of medical supervision. During the period, the "yellow code" shall be restricted by and shall not enter high-risk places involving no masks or group activities, as well as other places that require key protection. But they can perform daily essential activities with lower risks, such as taking public transportation, going to work, entering supermarkets and street markets.
Arrangements regarding premises
Article for active verification of "vaccine pass" under Chapter 599F:
- Ares required to use the "Vaccine QR code scanner" and regulated by Chapter 599F, i.e., catering business premises (including bars/tubs), game console centers, bathrooms, fitness centers, amusement venues, indoor public entertainment venues, party rooms , beauty salons and massage parlors, meeting sites, nightclubs/nightclubs, karaoke venues, mahjong Tianjiu playgrounds, indoor sports venues, swimming pools, cruises, indoor activity venues, barber shops/hairstyle houses and religious venues
- The premises where the "vaccine pass" must be visually checked when feasible, that is, outdoor public entertainment venues, outdoor sports venues and outdoor activity venues
Other places are: nursing homes, disabled residences, schools and designated medical premises.
"yellow code" persons working, going to school and receiving services in designated medical premises are not within the "vaccine pass" restrictions, but it depends on whether the employer or the person in charge has made additional provisions or requirements for individual premises as required.
If relevant persons arriving in Hong Kong continue to obtain negative test results, medical supervision and "yellow code" restrictions will be lifted at 9:00 a.m. on the third day of arrival in Hong Kong, and the four-day self-monitoring period will also be launched.
(IV) Testing arrangement
People arriving from overseas regions or Taiwan must undergo multiple tests after arriving in Hong Kong:
- Day 0: Nucleic acid test at the airport
- Day 2, 4 and 6: After obtaining the negative results of the fast antigen test on the day, they must go to the community testing center, mobile sampling station or go to the government-approved local medical testing institution for nucleic acid testing at their own expense; and
- During the medical supervision and self-monitoring period, rapid antigen test must be carried out every day until the seventh day of arrival in Hong Kong. The handling arrangements for people who test positive for
will be consistent with the handling of local cases, and their "vaccine pass" will be converted to "red code". Relevant persons should provide information to the Health Protection Center through online platforms (nucleic acid testing or rapid antigen testing) as soon as possible. For details, please refer to the website of the Instructions for People with Positive Testing.
Arrangements for people arriving in Hong Kong in Mainland or Macau
Synopsis for people arriving in Hong Kong from Mainland or Macau and who have no overseas travel records within seven days before arriving in Hong Kong. To this end, the "Return to Hong Kong Easy" and "Return to Hong Kong Easy" plans will be expanded to be applicable to all regions in the Mainland and Macau. There is no limit, no prior application is required, and nucleic acid testing is required before arrival in Hong Kong. In other words, mainland and Macau people do not need to undergo home quarantine after arriving in Hong Kong, but they still need to undergo nucleic acid test the next day after arriving in Hong Kong and conduct self-monitoring within three days of arriving in Hong Kong. Relevant persons who have arrived in Hong Kong and are undergoing home quarantine will not need to continue home quarantine starting from September 26, and the electronic bracelet can be removed.
In addition, people who travel from Hong Kong to the Mainland or Macau still need to conduct additional free rapid nucleic acid tests at land entry and exit control stations or airports before leaving Hong Kong. Relevant persons must obtain a negative test result before they can continue their trip. In order to continue to strictly prevent case exports and cooperate with the country's anti-epidemic work, people subject to the "yellow code" restrictions will not be able to conduct relevant special nucleic acid tests at land entry and exit control stations or airports, that is, people arriving from overseas regions or Taiwan from Hong Kong cannot be transferred to the mainland or Macau through Hong Kong or within the third day of arriving in Hong Kong.
Those who enter Hong Kong from the Mainland or Macau without undergoing compulsory quarantine (including those who plan to arrive in Hong Kong through "Return to Hong Kong" and " Come to Hong Kong Easy ") can go to 18 designated postal bureaus to report their entry information to obtain a "temporary vaccine pass".
Source: Comprehensive organization
