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Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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23 May 2022

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23 May 2022


Certificate adoption

A certificate is adopted.


Instrument type

Vaccination based


Certificate name

Electronic vaccination record in CommonPass 


Certificate details

QR code that contains the following information: 

  • Name of vaccine recipient 
  • Identity document number 
  • Status of vaccination (include date of vaccinationvaccine brand and number of dose received) 

Certificate format

Electronic. Certificate can be accessed via the CommonPass application. 


Entry protocol

For general measures 

Entry restriction exemptions
The following travellers are exempt from the entry restrictionsprovided they meet all other required criteria listed as below 

  • Diplomatic/official passport holders (subject to prevailing visa requirements) 
  • The spouse and children of Hong Kong residents 
  • Local government personnel performing official duties 
  • Personnel approved by the Hong Kong SAR government to carry out anti-epidemic work 
  • Travellers holding a new entry visa to work, study, establish or join in any business, or to take up residence in Hong Kong 

Document requirement 

Pre-departure requirements for entering Hong Kong 

  • Travellers travelling from anywhere in the Chinese Mainland (with the exception of the Guangdong province) are required to present a negative result PCR test for COVID-19, the sample for which must have been taken within 3days of the scheduled day of arrival at Hong Kong, 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 National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China  
  • For all others, the HKSAR Government has a three tier classification system that governs the pre-departure and documentation requirements for entering Hong Kong. Please visit https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/inbound-travel.html to see the list of countries. 
  1. Group A – High risk places  

Fully vaccinated Hong Kong residents and fully vaccinated foreign domestic helpers who have stayed or transited through these countries are permitted to enter Hong Kong provided they can present: 

  • A negative PCR test report*  issued by a laboratory or healthcare institution 
  • Separate documentary proof (in English or Chineseto 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. 
  • Confirmation of a room reservation at a designated quarantine hotel 
  1. Group B – Medium risk places

Travellers who have stayed in or transited through any places which are not in Group A, Group C, Chinese Mainland or Macao SAR.
All Hong Kong residents and fully vaccinated nonHong Kong residents who have stayed in or transited through these countries in the past 14 days may enter Hong Kong provided they can present: 

  • A negative PCR test reporttaken within 48 hours of the scheduled time of departure of the flight to Hong Kong and issued by a laboratory or healthcare institution  
    • Separate documentary proof (in English or Chineseto show that the laboratory or healthcare institution is ISO 15189 accredited or is recognised or approved by the relevant authority of the government. 
  • Confirmation of room reservation at a designated quarantine hotel 
  • Vaccination proof must be a recognised vaccination record issued by Hong Kong or relevant authorities or recognised institutions of the places where the vaccine was administered. 
  1. Group C – Low risk places

Travellers who have stayed in or transited any country named by the HKSAR government as low risk in the past 14 daysCurrently there are no countries in this Group.
Hong Kong residents and nonHong Kong residents who have visited places under this category in the past 14 daysare able to enter Hong Kong provided they can present: 

  • A negative PCR test reporttaken within 48 hours of the scheduled time of departure of the flight to Hong Kong and issued by a laboratory or healthcare institution  
    • Separate documentary proof (in English or Chineseto show that the laboratory or healthcare institution is ISO 15189 accredited or is recognised or approved by the relevant authority of the government. 
  • Confirmation of room reservation at a designated quarantine hotel for the relevant quarantine period starting on the day of arrival in Hong Kong. 
  • Vaccination proof must be a 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 vaccinesplease visit here่) 

Quarantine 

Most travellers need to undergo compulsory quarantine for 21 days in a designated quarantine For more details, please visit https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/inbound-travel.html 

 


Vaccine authorised to be used in the country

  • Pfizer/BioNTech 
  • Sinovac 

Vaccine accepted for inbound travellers

The following list of recognised COVID-19 vaccines:

  1. AstraZeneca / SK Bioscience: AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine 2 Vaxzevria or COVID-19 Vaccine (ChAdOx1-S [recombinant]) AZD1222
  2. Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biopharmaceutical: ZF2001
  3. BioNTech: Comirnaty Tozinameran – COVID-19 mRNA vaccine (nucleoside modifiedor Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine BNT162b2
  4. CanSinoBIORecombinant COVID-19 Vaccine (Adenovirus Type-5-Vectored Vaccineor Convidecia
  5. Janssen: Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine or Janssen Ad26.COV2.S (COVID-19) vaccine or Ad26.COV2.S (COVID-19)
  6. Moderna: Moderna COVID 19 Vaccine or mRNA-1273 vaccine
  7. Serum Institute of IndiaCovishield or ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Corona Virus Vaccine (Recombinantor AZD1222
  8. Sinopharm / Beijing Institute of Biological Products: COVID-19 Vaccine (Vero Cell), Inactivated (Veroor BBIBP-CorV COVID-19-i SARS-COV-2 Vaccine (Vero CellInactivated (Vero)
  9. Sinopharm / Wuhan Institute of Biological Products: COVID-19 Vaccine (Vero Cell), Inactivated (Vero), WIBP-CorV
  10. Sinovac: CoronaVac COVID-19 Vaccine (Vero Cellor Inactivated (Vero)
  11. The Gamaleya National Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology: Sputnik V 
  12. Bharat Biotech: Covaxin 
  13. Institute of Medical Biology Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences: SARS-COV-2 Vaccine (Vero Cell), Inactivated
  14. Novavax: Nuvaxovid NVX-CoV2373 2  
  15. Serum Institute of India:  Covishield 2
  16. Serum Institute of IndiaCovovax
  17. Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products: SARS-COV-2 Vaccine (Vero Cell), Inactivated

Border status

Partially open.