Government Invokes Place-specific Flight Suspension Mechanism

As the Government has invoked place-specific flight suspension mechanism for the following places, all passenger flights from these places will be prohibited from landing in Hong Kong until further notice:

Effective from 0000hrs on 1 July 2021: The United Kingdom
Effective from 0000hrs on 25 June 2021: Indonesia
Effective from 0000hrs on 1 May 2021: Nepal
Effective from 0000hrs on 20 April 2021: India, Pakistan, and the Philippines

For details, please visit https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/high-risk-places.html; https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202104/29/P2021042900946.htm ; https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202106/23/P2021062300798.htm and https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202106/28/P2021062800825.htm.

If the information above is inconsistent with that released by the Government, the latter shall prevail.

Entry Restrictions for Non-Hong Kong Residents

Hong Kong SAR Government has imposed entry restrictions for non-Hong Kong residents, the following measures are now effective:

1. Non-Hong Kong residents who have visited places other than the Mainland China, Macao, Australia or New Zealand on the date of arrival or the preceding 14 days prior to arrival will be denied entry.
2. All inbound passengers are subject to compulsory quarantine upon entry. Non-Hong Kong residents whose visa-free period, or period of stay of visa / exit endorsement / entry permit held is insufficient to cover the compulsory quarantine period will be denied entry.

If a person has left the aircraft in a place of stopover, the passenger would be regarded as having stayed in that place of stopover for the purpose of counting relevant travel history in the application of prevailing entry restrictions.

Please follow the quarantine procedures as instructed by the border personnel of the Department of Health. Any person who provides false information or does not comply with the quarantine requirements is committing an offence. For enquiries, please approach staff of the Department of Health or visit website: https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/inbound-travel.html.

If the information above is inconsistent with that released by the Government, the latter shall prevail.

Specified Conditions and Quarantine Requirement Imposed on Inbound Travellers who have Visited Specified Places

Flight boarding and compulsory quarantine requirements are imposed by the Government for persons arriving Hong Kong from places outside Mainland China and Macao. Relevant boarding and quarantine requirements for different groups of specified places are detailed below:

Group A1 (EXTREMELY HIGH-RISK): BRAZIL, INDIA, INDONESIA, NEPAL, PAKISTAN, THE PHILIPPINES, SOUTH AFRICA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM
Persons applicable:
Hong Kong residents who have stayed in Group A1 specified places on the day of boarding/arrival at Hong Kong or during the 21 days before that day (the 21-day relevant period)

Boarding requirements:

1. Have not stayed in the relevant specified places for more than two hours during the relevant period;
2. Present a negative result proof of a nucleic acid test for COVID-19 conducted within 72 hours before the scheduled time of departure of the aircraft*; and
3. Present confirmation in English or Chinese of room reservation for 21 nights starting on the day of arrival in a designated quarantine hotel

Quarantine requirement:

1. Undergo compulsory quarantine for 21 days in a designated quarantine hotel
2. Undergo 4 tests during compulsory quarantine
3. Self-monitoring in the subsequent 7 days
4. Compulsory testing on the 26th day of arrival at Hong Kong

Group A2 (VERY HIGH-RISK): IRELAND AND RUSSIA
Persons applicable:
Hong Kong residents who have stayed in Group A2 specified places during the 21-day relevant period

Boarding requirement:

1. Present a negative result proof of a nucleic acid test for COVID-19 conducted within 72 hours before the scheduled time of departure of the aircraft＊; and
2. Present confirmation in English or Chinese of room reservation for 21 nights starting on the day of arrival in a designated quarantine hotel

Quarantine requirement:

1. Undergo compulsory quarantine for 21 days in a designated quarantine hotel
2. Undergo 4 tests during compulsory quarantine
3. Self-monitoring in the subsequent 7 days
4. Compulsory testing on the 26th day of arrival at Hong Kong

Group B (HIGH-RISK): ARGENTINA, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, CAMBODIA, CANADA, COLOMBIA, ECUADOR, EGYPT, ETHIOPIA, FRANCE, GERMANY, ITALY, JAPAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, KOREA, MALAYSIA, THE NETHERLANDS, ROMANIA, SINGAPORE, SWITZERLAND, THAILAND, TURKEY, UKRAINE, THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND VIETNAM

Persons applicable:
Hong Kong residents who have stayed in the Group B specified places on the day of boarding for/arrival at Hong Kong or during the 14 days before that day. (the 14-day relevant period)

Boarding requirements:

Persons who have not been fully vaccinated**:

1. Present a negative result proof of a nucleic acid test for COVID-19 conducted within 72 hours before the scheduled time of departure of the aircraft*; and
2. Present confirmation in English or Chinese of room reservation for 21 nights starting on the day of the arrival in a designated quarantine hotel.

Persons who have been fully vaccinated**:

1. Present a valid vaccination record
2. Present a negative result proof of a nucleic acid test for COVID-19 conducted within 72 hours before the scheduled time of departure of the aircraft*; and
3. Present confirmation in English or Chinese of room reservation for 14 nights starting on the day of the arrival in a designated quarantine hotel.

Quarantine requirement:

Persons who have not been fully vaccinated**:

1. Undergo compulsory quarantine for 21 days in a designated quarantine hotel
2. Undergo 4 tests during compulsory quarantine

Persons who have been fully vaccinated**:

1. Undergo compulsory quarantine for 14 days in a designated quarantine hotel
2. Undergo 3 tests during compulsory quarantine
3. Self-monitoring in the subsequent 7 days
4. Compulsory testing on the 16th and 19th days of arrival at Hong Kong

With regard to the quarantine arrangement for arriving persons possessing positive result proof of a serology antibody test, please refer to Note 1 for details.

Group C (MEDIUM-RISK) : ALL PLACES NOT IN GROUP A1 & A2, GROUP B, OR GROUP D SPECIFIED PLACES, EXCEPT MAINLAND CHINA, MACAO AND TAIWAN
Persons applicable:
Hong Kong residents who have stayed in the Group C specified places during the 14-day relevant period.

Boarding requirement:
Persons who have not been fully vaccinated**:
Present confirmation in English or Chinese of room reservation for 21 nights starting on the day of the arrival in a designated quarantine hotel

Persons who have been fully vaccinated**:

1. Present a valid vaccination record
2. Present confirmation in English or Chinese of room reservation for 14 nights starting on the day of the arrival in a designated quarantine hotel

Quarantine requirement:

Persons who have not been fully vaccinated**:

1. Undergo compulsory quarantine for 21 days in a designated quarantine hotel
2. Undergo 4 tests during compulsory quarantine

Persons who have been fully vaccinated**:

1. Undergo compulsory quarantine for 14 days in a designated quarantine hotel
2. Undergo 3 tests during compulsory quarantine
3. Self-monitoring in the subsequent 7 days
4. Compulsory testing on the 16th and 19th days of arrival at Hong Kong

With regard to the quarantine arrangement for arriving persons possessing positive result proof of a serology antibody test, please refer to Note 1 for details.

Group D (LOW-RISK): AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
Persons applicable:
Hong Kong residents and non-Hong Kong residents who have only stayed in the Group D specified places or Mainland China or Macao during the 14-day relevant period.

Boarding requirement: 

Persons who have not been fully vaccinated**:
Present confirmation of room reservation for 14 nights in a designated quarantine hotel

Persons who have been fully vaccinated**:

1. Present a valid vaccination record
2. Present confirmation of room reservation for 7 nights in a designated quarantine hotel

Quarantine requirements:

Persons who have not been fully vaccinated**:

1. Undergo compulsory quarantine for 14 days in a designated quarantine hotel
2. Undergo 3 tests during compulsory quarantine
3. Self-monitoring in the subsequent 7 days
4. Compulsory testing on the 16th and 19th days of arrival at Hong Kong

Persons who have been fully vaccinated**:

1. Undergo compulsory quarantine for 7 days in a designated quarantine hotel
2. Undergo 2 tests during compulsory quarantine
3. Self-monitoring in the subsequent 7 days
4. Compulsory testing on the 12th day of arrival at Hong Kong

TAIWAN
Persons applicable: 
Hong Kong residents who have stayed in Taiwan during the 14-day relevant period, but have not

• stayed in Group A1 and A2 during the 21-day relevant period; and
• stayed in Group B and Group C during the 14-day relevant period.

Boarding requirement: 

Persons who have not been fully vaccinated**:

1. Present a negative result proof of a nucleic acid test for COVID-19 conducted within 72 hours before the scheduled time of departure of the aircraft*; and
2. Present confirmation in English or Chinese of room reservation for 21 nights starting on the day of the arrival in a designated quarantine hotel.

Persons who have been fully vaccinated**:

1. Present a valid vaccination record
2. Present a negative result proof of a nucleic acid test for COVID-19 conducted within 72 hours before the scheduled time of departure of the aircraft*; and
3. Present confirmation in English or Chinese of room reservation for 14 nights starting on the day of the arrival in a designated quarantine hotel.

Quarantine requirements:

Persons who have not been fully vaccinated**:

1. Undergo compulsory quarantine for 21 days in a designated quarantine hotel
2. Undergo 4 tests during compulsory quarantine

Persons who have been fully vaccinated**:

1. Undergo compulsory quarantine for 14 days in a designated quarantine hotel
2. Undergo 3 tests during compulsory quarantine
3. Self-monitoring in the subsequent 7 days
4. Compulsory testing on the 16th and 19th days of arrival at Hong Kong

With regard to the quarantine arrangement for arriving persons possessing positive result proof of a serology antibody test result, please refer to Note 1 for details.

Persons arriving at Hong Kong from Mainland China and Macao must undergo compulsory quarantine at designated places (home, hotel or other accommodation) for 7 days (persons who have been fully vaccinated) or 14 days (persons who have not been vaccinated). 

Starting from 29 April 2021, Hong Kong residents who fulfill all specified conditions under the Return2hk Scheme could be exempted from the 7-day or 14-day compulsory quarantine requirement when returning to Hong Kong under the Return2hk Scheme. For details of the scheme, please visit http://return2hk.gov.hk/.

* For details of the specified conditions and requirement of the negative result proof of a nucleic acid test for COVID-19 conducted within 72 hours and other details, please visit https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/high-risk-places.html

** Fully vaccinated persons means persons who have received the necessary doses as stipulated in guidelines of a COVID-19 vaccination course 14 days prior to their arrival at Hong Kong. For details, please visit https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/inbound-travel.html

Note 1: From 30 June 2021, persons arriving at Hong Kong who have only stayed in Group B specified places, Group C specified places or Taiwan on the day of arrival or the 14 days before that day will be subject to a shortened compulsory quarantine period of 7 days at designated quarantine hotels if they fulfil the following three conditions. They have to undergo two nucleic acid tests during the quarantine period, followed by a 7-day self-monitoring period as well as compulsory testing on the 12th, 16th and 19th days of arrival at Hong Kong. The three conditions are:

1. Fully vaccinated with a vaccination record;

2. Obtained a negative nucleic acid test result during "test-and-hold" upon arrival at Hong Kong; and

3. Possess positive result proof of a recognised serology antibody test conducted in Hong Kong within the past three months.

Persons in Hong Kong may take a recognised antibody test before departing Hong Kong, and the documentary proof of such will be recognised for the purpose of administering the compulsory quarantine arrangements upon returning to Hong Kong. For details, please visit https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/inbound-travel.html, and https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/pdf/List_of_local_antibodytesting.pdf for the list of recognised private medical laboratories for conducting recognised antibody test.

If the information above is inconsistent with that released by the Government, the latter shall prevail.

COVID-19 Testing Arrangement for Arriving Passengers

Starting from 18 August 2020, those arriving in Hong Kong via the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) will be required by the Department of Health (DH) to proceed to the Temporary Specimen Collection Centre (TSCC) set up in the T1 Midfield Concourse of the restricted area of HKIA for COVID-19 testing immediately upon arrival. They will need to stay at the TSCC to wait for test results which will be available on the same day before they can proceed with immigration procedures.

The DH advises that travellers should prepare to bring along with them all necessities, especially medications and their record, of sufficient quantities before boarding the plane as they will need to go to the TSCC set up in the restricted area of HKIA for COVID-19 testing immediately upon arrival to Hong Kong and can only proceed with immigration procedures and collect their checked-in baggage after completing relevant testing procedures. The waiting time is approximately 2 to 3 hours.

Please follow the quarantine procedures as instructed by the border personnel of the Department of Health. Any person who provides false information or does not comply with the quarantine requirements is committing an offence. For enquiries, please approach staff of the Department of Health or visit website: https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/inbound-travel.html.

*If the information above is inconsistent with that released by the Government, the latter shall prevail.

Beijing Bound Passengers Must Present Valid Negative COVID-19 Test Results

All passengers travelling from Hong Kong to Beijing are required to present a valid proof of a negative COVID-19 nucleic acid test result issued by one of the testing institutions recognised by the HKSAR Government. The test must be done within seven days before boarding the flight to Beijing. Starting from 15 March 2021, the method of test specimen collection stated on the proof presented by the passengers must be nasopharyngeal swabs or combined nasal and throat swabs (throat swabs would be the principal specimen collection method for children aged under six). Airlines will check relevant documents before boarding. Passengers who present a proof with any specimen collection method other than that mentioned above or without stating the specimen collection method will not be allowed to board the plane. Please check with airlines for details.

Local COVID-19 testing institutions recognised by the Hong Kong SAR Government, please visit website: https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/pdf/List_of_recognised_laboratories.pdf.

Transit/ Transfer Services Resume Gradually from June 2020 

Air transit/transfer services at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) have resumed gradually. From 15 June 2020, passengers can use HKIA for transit/transfer on flights operated by different airlines under the same air ticket, provided that the passengers have checked through at the origin port with their boarding passes printed and baggage tagged-through to the final destination. Passengers should also confirm in advance that they are able to enter the final destination. Please check with airlines for details.

Transit/ Transfer Services from Mainland Airports Resume from 15 August 2020; Sea-to-air Transfer Services from Shekou Port to HKIA Resume from 28 Oct 2020

Transfer/transit services at HKIA for passengers from airports in Mainland China have resumed from 15 August 2020 and will continue until further notice. However, transit/transfer services to destinations in Mainland China remain unavailable at HKIA.

Sea-to-air transfer ferry service from Shenzhen Shekou Port to SkyPier of HKIA resumes from 28 October 2020. Other ferry services from Mainland China and Macao ports remain unavailable. For the latest ticketing arrangement for Shekou to SkyPier, please check with the ferry operator at http://www.cksp.com.hk/en.

Air-to-sea transfer services to Mainland China and Macao ports also remain unavailable at HKIA.

Passengers Must Wear Face Masks in All Indoor and Outdoor Areas at the Airport

From 29 July 2020 the Hong Kong SAR Government requires all people to wear face masks when entering or present in a public place (indoor and outdoor). Please refer to the Government's announcement: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202007/27/P2020072700650.htm?fontSize=1.

In line with the government requirement, passengers must wear face masks in all indoor and outdoor public areas at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA).

Airport Authority Hong Kong requires that all passengers must continue to wear face masks after they enter the restricted area of HKIA for boarding. This compulsory requirement is also applicable at SkyPier and on Automated People Mover and Apron Passengers Vehicles.

Passengers are advised to bring their own face masks.

If the information above is inconsistent with that released by the Government, the latter shall prevail.

Limited Service for some Airport Shops and Restaurants

In view of the latest anti-epidemic measures, operations for passenger services at HKIA have been scaling down and most shops and restaurants in HKIA's terminal building have suspended operation from 25 March 2020 until further notice. Only some shops and restaurants provide passengers with essential services for shortened operating hours, including food and beverage, pharmacy, convenience store, money exchange and duty-free shops.

List of shops and restaurants currently in operation at HKIA

Last updated on: 2021-07-21 15:30:00

Terminal 1 Restricted Area

Location	Name	Operating Hours
Departures Level (L7) East Hall	Gordon Ramsay Plane Food To Go	11am – 8pm
	Moon Thai Express	Sun: 6am – 11:30pm Mon: 6am – 11:59pm Tue – Sat: 24 hours
	Putien	9am – 8:30pm
	Global Exchange	6:30am – 8:30pm
	Mannings	10am – 7pm
	Wing Wah Cake Shop	7am – 11pm
Departures Level (L6) East Hall	RELAY	9am – 11pm
	Global Exchange	6am – 8:30pm
	Travelex	7am – 8:30pm
Departures Level (L6) Central Concourse	King Bakery	8am – 11pm
	TripAdvisor	9am – 11pm
Departures Level (L5) Arrivals Pre-Immigration	Global Exchange	6:30am – 9pm
	RELAY	9am – 11pm

Terminal 1 Non-Restricted Area

Location	Name	Operating Hours
Arrivals Level (L5) Meeters & Greeters Hall	Tonkotsu 8	Mon – Thu, Sat & Sun: 7:45am – 3:30pm Fri: 7:45am – 6pm
	7-ELEVEN	24 hours
	Global Exchange	7am – 8:30pm
	Delifrance ®	6am – 6pm
	Tai Hing	Mon – Sat: 7am – 4pm
	TenRen's Tea	Mon – Sat: 10am – 7pm
	Wolfgang Puck Kitchen	Mon - Fri: 7am – 8:15pm
Departures Hall (L7)	can.teen	6am – 10pm
	7-ELEVEN	24 hours
	Beauty&You by The Shilla Duty Free (Beauty & Personal Care)	10am – 8pm
	cleanfreak.store	10am – 8pm
	Hung Fook Tong	24 hours
	Koi Kee Bakery	9am – 6pm
	Nobletime Traveller	Thu - Sat: 10:30am – 7pm
Departures Hall (L8) Mezzanine	McDonald's ® & McCafé ®	24 hours