Hong Kong's latest travel restrictions

All travel restrictions have been removed starting from 1 April. This blog post will no longer be updated.

From 6 February, arrivals are no longer required to be vaccinated to board flights to Hong Kong.

From 29 December, arrivals are no longer subject to mandatory testing on arrival.

From 14 December 2022, arrivals are no longer subject to amber code restrictions.

Transfer service at Hong Kong International Airport has been resumed from 1 April 2022, boarding requirements do not apply for transferring passengers.

Recently updated

Transit passengers

• transit passengers are not required to fill in the health declaration form

• transit passengers are not required to conduct a pre-departure antigen test

• face coverings are no longer mandatory at Hong Kong International Airport

Inbound Quarantine

• hotel quarantine and the three-day medical surveillance is no longer required and are no longer subject to amber code restrictions

Vaccination requirement

• unvaccinated persons may board flights to Hong Kong

Pre-departure RAT test

• no longer required

Post-arrival testing

Daily RAT test recommended until Day 5.

Non-residents entry ban

• non-residents permitted to enter Hong Kong

Flight suspension arrangements

• suspended from 7 July

Outbound Travel Alert

• red outbound travel alert issued for COVID-19 on overseas countries/territories lifted

List of useful links

• Government inbound travel website

• Quarantine for Inbound Travellers - FAQ

• Testing and self-isolation arrangements for air crew - FAQ

• Hong Kong Aviation Forum COVID-19 Aviation Information Centre

• List of suspended flights

• HKSAR Government Press Releases (Tripperhead: Hong Kong COVID-19 Updates)

• List of DQHs

• Cathay Pacific COVID-19 Information Centre

• Hong Kong Aviation Forum (Feel free to ask any questions)

Related Press Releases

• Government adjusts nucleic acid testing arrangements for inbound persons

• Government announces lifting of compulsory quarantine requirement on arrival at Hong Kong

• Government adjusts quarantine arrangements for air crew

• Government suitably adjusts inbound control measures on risk-based principle

• Government lifts Outbound Travel Alert issued due to COVID-19 on overseas countries/territories

• Government suitably adjusts supply of designated quarantine hotels

• Government responds to media enquiries on revised testing and quarantine arrangements for air crew

• Government announces arrangements for Provisional Vaccine Pass and non-local recovery record for inbound travellers

• Government to re-introduce online platform for declaration of non-local vaccination record

• Six more designated quarantine hotels enlisted

• Two more designated quarantine hotels enlisted

• Government fine-tunes testing arrangements for persons entering Hong Kong and updates penalty under flight suspension mechanism

• Government strengthens testing arrangements for inbound persons and suspends route-specific flight suspension mechanism