[Update] Important information for passengers travelling to Hong Kong and 2022 Q3 traffic highlights

Fully vaccinated with recognised vaccination record*

*Issued by Hong Kong or relevant authorities or recognised institutions of the places where the vaccine was administered. (For the list of recognised COVID-19 vaccines, please visit here)

Negative PCR Test Report by a laboratory or health care institution, with the sample collected within 48 hours before the scheduled time of departure of the flight to Hong Kong.

Note: Passengers who have recovered from COVID-19 will be exceptionally allowed to board a flight for Hong Kong without a negative PCR test report if they fulfil the requirements specified in the below test report section and must have 14 nights  quarantine period at a designated quarantine hotel

Designated Quarantine Hotel booking confirmation for required number of nights:

• Passengers intending to participate in the HKSAR government’s early discharge program: 7 nights (starting from the day of arrival in Hong Kong) 
• Passengers intending to complete the full quarantine period at a designated quarantine hotel: 14 nights (starting from the day of arrival in Hong Hong)

Note: For passengers who hold a recognised vaccination record of only one dose of recognised COVID-19 vaccine, they are exceptionally allowed to enter Hong Kong, are not entitled to option for early discharge program and must have 14 nights quarantine period at a designated quarantine hotel.  Details please refer to below vaccine requirements.  

Negative PCR Test Report by a laboratory or healthcare institution, sample taken within 48 hours before the scheduled time of departure of the flight to Hong Kong

Note: Passengers who have recovered from COVID-19 will be exceptionally allowed to board a flight for Hong Kong without a negative PCR test report if they fulfil the requirements specified in the below test report section.

• Passengers intending to participate in the HKSAR government’s early discharge program:  7 nights (starting from the day of arrival in Hong Kong)
  
• Passengers intending to complete the full quarantine period at a designated quarantine hotel:  14 nights (starting from the day of arrival in Hong Hong)

Passengers travelling from anywhere in the Chinese Mainland (with the exception of the Guangdong province)  are required to present a Negative PCR Test Report for COVID-19 with specimen collected on the day or within three days prior to the scheduled day of arrival. And have a separate document (in English or Chinese) or with a screenshot to prove that the test result was issued by a testing organisation recognised by:

• the governments of Hong Kong and Guangdong / Hong Kong and Macao (medical or testing institutions in the Guangdong Province; medical or testing institutions in Macao; medical or testing institutions in Hong Kong);
• the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China that is included in the list on the WeChat Mini Program or nucleic acid testing organisation enquiry function. 

1.  Test report

A test report issued by a laboratory or healthcare institution that contains the passenger’s name to show that:

• They have undertaken a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) based nucleic acid test for COVID-19
• The sample for the PCR test was taken within 48 hours of the scheduled time of departure of the flight to Hong Kong; and
• The result of the PCR test for COVID-19 was negative

All test reports must be written in either English or Chinese and can be presented in paper or electronic format.

If the test report above is not in English or Chinese or does not contain all the required information, it is acceptable to present a written confirmation, in English or Chinese, issued by the laboratory or healthcare institution that contains the following information:

• The name of the passenger matching with the travel document; 
• They underwent a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) based nucleic acid test for COVID-19, 
• The sample for the PCR test was taken within 48 hours before the scheduled time of departure of the flight to Hong Kong; and
• The result of the PCR test for COVID-19 was negative

This written confirmation must be presented with the test report.

For passengers travelling from Canada

• A test report issued via the Ontario Health System does not meet the Hong Kong entry requirements and will not be accepted
  

For passengers travelling from the United Kingdom

• The NHS (National Health Service) test report does not meet the Hong Kong entry requirements and will not be accepted

For passengers who have recovered from COVID-19

Passengers who have recovered from COVID-19 will be exceptionally allowed to board a flight for Hong Kong without a negative PCR test report if they hold the following documentary proof:

1. A certificate issued by a medical practitioner or a recovery record issued by relevant authorities in Chinese or English, showing that the passenger was infected with COVID-19 14 to 90 days prior to boarding for Hong Kong and has recovered (the personal information contained on the documentary must match that of the passenger);
2. A test report in Chinese or English issued by a laboratory or healthcare institution bearing the name of the passenger matching that in his or her valid travel document to show that:
   • The passenger underwent a test for COVID-19, the sample for which was taken within 24 hours before the scheduled time of departure of the specified aircraft;
   • the test conducted on the sample was a RAT for COVID-19;
   • the passenger tested negative for COVID-19; and
3. If the relevant test report is not in Chinese or English or does not contain all of the above information, a written confirmation in Chinese or English issued by the laboratory or healthcare institution bearing the name of the passenger matching that in his or her valid travel document and setting out all of the above information. The said written confirmation should be presented together with the test report. 

2. Vaccination requirements

To be considered fully vaccinated, passengers must have received the full vaccine (as stipulated in the guidelines of a COVID-19 vaccination course) 14 days prior to the flight’s scheduled time of departure to Hong Kong. The 14 days are counted from the day after receiving the last dose of the recommended course. For example, if the last dose was administered on 1 May, the 14th day would be on 15 May.  This means a fully vaccinated passenger would be eligible for boarding on any flight with a departure date of 15 May or later.

Note:

Overseas places

• Passengers aged 12 to 17 who hold a recognised vaccination record of only one dose of Comirnaty vaccine (administered at least 14 days ago), are allowed to enter Hong Kong if the requirements above are fulfilled.
• Accompanied children of passengers who are below the age of 12, if not vaccinated, may still enter Hong Kong if the accompanying person (aged 12 or above) fulfil the above fully vaccination requirements. If children under the age of 12 are unvaccinated and travelling unaccompanied, they will not be permitted to enter Hong Kong.
• Please note that children aged three or above require a negative Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test report to enter Hong Kong.
• Passengers who hold a recognised vaccination record of only one dose of recognised COVID-19 vaccine, they are exceptionally allowed to enter Hong Kong, if they are holding a certificate, in English or Chinese, issued by a registered medical practitioner that they are unfit to receive the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine due to health reason after receiving the first dose of vaccine, and fulfil the requirements above.  They can only subject to compulsory quarantine for 14 nights in Designated Quarantine Hotel and cannot option for early discharge.
• Passengers who are unfit for undergoing a COVID-19 vaccination course due to health reasons, they are exceptionally allowed to enter Hong Kong if they are holding a certificate, in English or Chinese issued by a registered medical practitioner, proving that they are unfit to receive any COVID-19 vaccine, and fulfil the requirements above.   They can only subject to compulsory quarantine for 14 nights in Designated Quarantine Hotel and cannot option for early discharge. 

Taiwan China

• Unaccompanied children who are below the age of 12, if not vaccinated, may still enter Hong Kong, subject to compulsory quarantine for 14 nights in Designated Quarantine Hotel Please note that children aged three or above require a negative Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test report to enter Hong Kong.

For the list of recognised COVID-19 vaccines, please visit here.

Passengers from overseas places must present a “recognised” vaccination record that:

• is written in English or Chinese
• bears the passenger’s name
• states that they have received the required dose(s) of a COVID-19 vaccine
• states the date(s) on which the last dose was administered
• states the name of the vaccine administered
• in prescribed format for some places

This can be presented in paper or an electronic format.

If a vaccination record is not written in English or Chinese:

• Passengers travelling from overseas places can also provide a written confirmation / letter in English or Chinese, issued by Hong Kong, or an authority or recognized institution of a place on the “list of places of issuance of recognised vaccination records”. This document must contain all of the above information and be presented with the official vaccination record
• Passengers travelling from Taiwan China can also provide a written confirmation / letter in English or Chinese, issued by relevant authorities or recognised institutions of the places where the vaccine was administered.  This document must contain all of the above information and be presented with the official vaccination record

For more details, please refer to the official vaccination record requirements.

• To complete and sign a declaration regarding your traveller’s history over the past 14 days. We will ask if they have visited or transited through any overseas places, Chinese Mainland, Taiwan China or Macao SAR. If the answer is ‘yes’, your traveller will be required to show us the documentation mentioned above.

• Your traveller is recommended to complete the Hong Kong Department of Health online health declaration form before arriving at Hong Kong.