Restrictions on Entering Hong Kong

The following types of travellers are restricted from entering Hong Kong until further notice:

– All persons who have stayed in the extremely high-risk places i.e. Brazil, India, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, and South Africa for more than two hours in the past 21 days (including Hong Kong residents);

– Non-Hong Kong residents coming from overseas countries and regions (except Australia, New Zealand and Singapore) by plane; and
– Non-Hong Kong residents coming from the Mainland, Macao and Taiwan who have been to any overseas countries and regions in the past 21 days.

Transit & Transfer arrangement

Transit/transfer of passengers by business jet has resumed at Hong Kong International Airport (VHHH/HKG). Aircraft Operators/agents have the utmost responsibilities in ensuring that the transit passengers will be accepted at the final destinations before flying to VHHH/HKG.

Compulsory Quarantine

All inbound travellers arriving in Hong Kong from Mainland China, Taiwan and Macau, are subject to compulsory quarantine at home or other accommodation.

All inbound travellers arriving in Hong Kong from other countries outside China, including Hong Kong and non-Hong Kong residents, are required to undergo 21-day compulsory quarantine at designated quarantine hotels . Travellers must present the confirmed room reservation at designated hotels prior to boarding.

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Passenger Flight Ban From UK and Ireland Now Lifted

The Hong Kong SAR Government has announced an adjusted grouping of boarding and compulsory quarantine arrangements under the Prevention and Control of Disease (Regulation of Cross-boundary Conveyances and Travellers) Regulation (Cap. 599H), to be effective from 00:00 7th May 2021. The ban for Hong Kong for persons who have stayed in Ireland and the United Kingdom is now lifted.

Place-specific flight ban

Passenger flights entering Hong Kong from the following locations are currently suspended:

• India
• Nepal
• Pakistan
• the Philippines

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With effect from 20 Mar 2021, in accordance with the risk level of respective exemption categories, the HKSAR Government has tightened the testing and quarantine arrangement for inbound aircrew, for details, please refer to Arrangement of HK & non-HK based Crew.

All asymptomatic inbound travellers and crew arriving at the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) are required to undergo mandatory combined nasal and throat swab sampling for virus testing.

The process of health check, immigration & C&E clearance and sampling will take place at the HKIA Terminal 1 (commercial terminal) & Midfield Concourse. Inbound passengers and crew are mandated to stay at designated venues to wait for test results. If tested negative, the passengers have to go to their accommodation as soon as possible by their own means for compulsory quarantine.

Please expect a longer post-flight holding time of around 4-5 hours.

Mandatory Specimen Collection and COVID-19 Test