The latest Hong Kong entry policy: the quarantine time in September 2022 will be adjusted to 3

Regarding Hong Kong’s current immigration policy, I believe many friends should know that Hong Kong’s previous recommended arrangement was still “3+4”, but just yesterday, Hong Kong Chief Executive Lee Ka-chiu officially announced the cancellation of the compulsory arrangement for overseas immigrants. Hotel quarantine, policy adjusted to: "3"! No more mandatory quarantine! Only arriving passengers are required to conduct self-monitoring for 3 days! Please see below for details.

According to the arrangements of the Hong Kong government, starting from 6 a.m. today, the quarantine arrangements for people arriving from overseas or Taiwan through the airport will be relaxed, and will be changed from "3+4" to "3", that is, the hotel will be cancelled. Quarantine will be changed to 3-day medical monitoring at home or in a hotel. People arriving in Hong Kong will need to undergo nucleic acid testing every other day starting from the 0th day of their arrival in Hong Kong until the 6th day. During this period, they must do a rapid test on their own every day. The "yellow code" will be maintained during home or hotel monitoring on the 3rd, and entry to restaurants, bars and other places is prohibited, but you can go to work and school normally. If the test result is negative, you can self-monitor for the next 4 nights, during which the "blue code" will be transferred. In addition, travelers currently undergoing quarantine in hotels can leave the designated quarantine hotels immediately at 6 a.m.

The Hong Kong government also canceled the requirement for people arriving in Hong Kong to submit a negative nucleic acid test certificate before boarding the flight, and replaced it with a rapid antigen test within 24 hours; Hong Kong residents who have not completed vaccination can board the flight to Hong Kong; " There is no limit for "Easy Return to Hong Kong" and "Easy Arrival to Hong Kong" and is applicable to all places in the mainland and Macau. However, the current social distance measures will continue to be maintained until October 5. Relevant measures include continuing to implement "vaccine passports", "red and yellow codes" and testing requirements in restaurants and scheduled premises, continuing to maintain the "mask order" and 4 "Limited gathering order" for people.

Li Jiachao reiterated that he would not lie down, protect high-risk individuals, control high-risk individuals, and balance economic vitality. The new policy is based on the analysis of epidemic data and indicates that the risk of transmission from overseas people is lower than the local risk.

Previously, Hong Kong has successively canceled the flight ban and flight circuit breaker mechanism in certain countries and regions, and launched the "3+4" quarantine arrangement in August, that is, 3 days of hotel quarantine and 4 days of medical monitoring, to cooperate with the epidemic prevention and control measures. Implementation of yellow code system. The Transport and Logistics Bureau also mentioned that the government will strive for full and normal customs clearance by next year.

Coincidentally, on September 22, Taiwan, China announced that it would implement border unblocking in stages, and the "7" quarantine-free entry restriction is expected to be implemented as soon as October 13, and the travel ban on group tours will be lifted simultaneously. .