Restriction from Entering Hong Kong

– The HKSAR Government restricts non-Hong Kong residents who have visited the Hubei Province of China in the past 14 days upon arrival from entering Hong Kong since January 27, 2020.

– With effect from 0.00am on March 25, 2020, tentatively for 14 days:

All non-Hong Kong residents coming from overseas countries and regions by plane will be denied entry to Hong Kong

Non-Hong Kong residents coming from the Mainland, Macao and Taiwan will be denied entry to Hong Kong if they have been to any overseas countries and regions in the past 14 days.

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Compulsory Quarantine – Quarantine at quarantine centre / Compulsory home quarantine

The health quarantine arrangements on inbound travellers from overseas : Arrivals holding a visa with validity of less than 14 days will be denied entry.

Quarantine at quarantine centre – People arriving in Hong Kong who have been to the following countries/areas in the past 14 days, regardless of whether they are Hong Kong residents, will have to stay in a quarantine centre for quarantine

– Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do in Korea

– Iran

– Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy and Veneto regions in Italy

– Hubei Province in China (only applies to Hong Kong residents)

Compulsory home quarantine

People arriving in Hong Kong who have been to any overseas countries/areas in the past 14 days, regardless of whether they are Hong Kong residents, will be subject to compulsory home quarantine

With effect from 0.00am on March 25, 2020, tentatively for 14 days:

All travellers coming from Macao and Taiwan, including Hong Kong and non-Hong Kong residents, will be subject to a 14-day compulsory quarantine, which is the same as the arrangements for people entering Hong Kong from the Mainland.

New Saliva sample collection Process for passengers from all destinations

Starting from 29th March 2020, 0500 local time, Any passenger from all destination, except China, Taiwan and Macao, will be subject to the following process at the Passenger Terminal Building (Terminal 1 at the Hong Kong International Airport for commercial flight):
i) Saliva sample collection
ii) Health Checking by Port Health officer
iii) Immigration clearance

The entire process will be required to take around 2.5-3 hours; there is no fast queue for any individual.

For passengers with symptoms, they will be sent to the Asia World Expo (AWE, an Exhibition Centre next to the airport) for the virus test, the passenger will need to wait at the AWE until the testing result is available which may take a couple of hours (about 8 to 9 hours).

Only hand carry baggage would be allowed to be carried along with the passenger to the Passenger Terminal Building. All checked baggage would be cleared by Customs at HKBAC, and to be collected by the passenger or his/her authorised person at HKBAC.