Cathay Pacific Advisory: [Updated] Additional Requirements Traveling to HKG

·        With effect from today (21 May 2021): Argentina, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, the Netherlands and Singapore have been added into this Group.

·        Hong Kong residents in this category must present a confirmation of a room reservation at one of the designated hotels (for the period stated below at point 3 – Hotel reservation confirmation).

Passengers in this category  will need to:

·        present confirmation of a room reservation at one of the designated hotels for not less than the period stated below, starting on the day of arrival in Hong Kong. This confirmation must be in English or Chinese.

·        self monitor their health from home for the subsequent 7 days

·        undergo a compulsory COVID-19 test on the 19^th day after their arrival in Hong Kong.

Note:

·       Non-Hong Kong residents who have only stayed in China (the Chinese mainland and Macao) in the past 14 days are permitted to enter Hong Kong and should follow the same designated hotel booking requirements as Group D.

·       Hong Kong residents who have only stayed in China (the Chinese mainland and Macao) should follow the requirements of the Return2HK scheme.

A test report issued by a laboratory or healthcare institution that contains the passenger’s name identical to that in his/her valid travel document to show that:

·        They have undertaken a nucleic acid test for COVID-19

·        The sample for the test was taken within 72 hours of the scheduled time of departure of the flight to Hong Kong; and

·        The result of the test for COVID-19 was negative

The test report 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 above mentioned 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  (this must be identical to the name in his/her valid travel document);

·        They underwent a nucleic acid test for COVID-19,

·        The sample for the test was taken within 72 hours before the scheduled time of departure of the flight to Hong Kong; and

·        The result of the test for COVID-19 was negative

This written confirmation must be presented with the test report.

For passengers travelling from Canada

·        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

Please note that if there is a schedule change or flight cancellation, passengers are responsible for ensuring that their COVID-19 test meets the 72-hour requirement based on the new flight departure time.

Documentary proof (in English or Chinese) to show that the laboratory or healthcare institution is ISO 15189 accredited or is recognised or approved by the relevant authority of the government of the place in which the laboratory or healthcare institution is located.

This can be in the form of a copy of ‘Certificate of Accreditation’, ‘Certificate of Compliance’, or information printed out from an official government website.

Please note that this documentary proof must be a separate document. A test report from the laboratory or healthcare institution stating an ISO accreditation reference is not sufficient.

Travellers may refer to the websites listed on our page for assistance.

A reservation confirmation at one of the designated hotels in Hong Kong as follows:

·        Group A1: 21 nights starting on the day of arrival in Hong Kong

·        Group A2: 21 nights starting on the day of arrival in Hong Kong

·        Group B: 21 nights starting on the day of arrival in Hong Kong – or 14 nights if fully vaccinated

·        Group C: 21 nights starting on the day of arrival in Hong Kong – or 14 nights if fully vaccinated

·        Group D: 14 nights starting on the day of arrival in Hong Kong – or 7 nights if fully vaccinated

·        Taiwan:  21 nights starting on the day of arrival in Hong Kong – or 14 nights if fully vaccinated

To be fully vaccinated, passengers must have received the recommended dose(s) as stipulated in guidelines of a COVID-19 vaccination course 14 days prior to their arrival at 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.

Please note:

·        This confirmation can be either printed or shown in a digital format and must be written in English or Chinese.

·        Accommodation is required for all passengers coming from these countries/regions.  Passengers who have a home or residential address in Hong Kong are also required to undergo 21 days of quarantine at a hotel.

·        The booking must be at one of the designated hotels.

Provide a medical certificate indicating a negative result of COVID-19 nucleic acid test issued by an ISO15189 accredited laboratory or a laboratory recognised by the government where the laboratory is located with the specimen collected within 48 hours prior to the scheduled flight departure to Hong Kong.

Must take a COVID-19 test upon arrival at Hong Kong International Airport

For accredited officers, personnel of diplomatic and consular missions (including six Officially Recognised Bodies (ORBs) in Hong Kong SAR and excluding honorary consuls and their staff) as well as their recognised family members, must undergo quarantine at an accommodation arranged by the Consulate General or ORB for 21 days upon arrival (except for Consul General of the Consulate Generals and Head of Office of the six ORBs) or 14 days (if fully vaccinated).