Hong Kong Drops Most Of Its Covid Entry Restrictions For Tourists

In hopes to spice up its vacationer economic system and entice vacationers, Hong Kong has determined to cast off most of its Covid restrictions. This marks a significant shift after practically three years of strict Covid measures for vacationers. 

International vacationers now not have to carry a Vaccine Pass nor must do necessary on-arrival testing.

Due to being a Special Administrative Region of China, it has relative autonomous energy and as such saved strict lockdown and curfew guidelines throughout the pandemic. 

John Lee, the chief of Hong Kong, made such bulletins forward of the New Year wanting ahead to 2023 in hopes to regain its worldwide standing and align with different world monetary hubs in Asia. 

Hong Kong is following China which simply weeks in the past reopened its economic system and ended the cycle of lockdowns in city facilities and its quarantine coverage. 

Despite the latest spike of circumstances on the mainland, Hong Kong has loosened its leash on restrictions. 

Starting Dec 29, these measures apply to vacationers arriving in Hong Kong:

• No Vaccine Pass
• No extra Covid testing on-arrival
• No isolation for shut contacts of contaminated people
• No post-arrival quarantine
• No extra necessary testing between days 0 and 5

Travelers can enjoy the truth that they don’t want to indicate a Provisional Vaccine Pass upon arrival and go a number of RAT exams for the primary 5 days of their keep. And if vacationers acquired a optimistic lead to that five-day window, they have been compelled to quarantine till a adverse check outcome. 

Lee additionally confirmed that vaccination standing will now not being an official requirement for entry into Hong Kong. 

The solely measure in hand is a pre-departure check per The U.S. Consulate for Hong Kong. This means a PCR inside 48 hours of arriving or a Rapid Antigen 24 hours forward of boarding.