Inbound Travel
Points to Note for Home Quarantine for Inbound Travellers
Important Health Advice for Home Confinees
The confinee and household members should always wear a mask as far as possible; do not touch the outer surface of the mask
Important Health Advice for Home Confinees
Frequent hand hygiene especially before eating, or touching eye, nose or mouth and before/after taking up/off the mask
Important Health Advice for Home Confinees
All personal items such as toothbrush and toothpaste, rinsing cup, towels, must be separately placed from those of other family members
Important Health Advice for Home Confinees
Bathtub and washing basin should be cleansed with detergent and water thoroughly after use, while the toilet and toilet seat should be disinfected
Important Health Advice for Home Confinees
Always keep a distance of at least 1 metre from another person
Important Health Advice for Home Confinees
If possible, eat in your own room; otherwise, eat by yourself facing the wall and do not eat on the same table together with your family members
Important Health Advice for Home Confinees
Do not touch commonly shared items; such as TV control panel, radio control panel, door handles, unless you disinfect your hand with alcohol-based handrub first
Health Declaration System
- Since March 8, 2020, all inbound travellers via Hong Kong International Airport are required to submit health declaration form.
- To be environmental friendly, travellers are encouraged to submit the form online.
- After submitting the online form, the system will generate a QR code. Please save the result and show it to the border control point staff upon entering Hong Kong. The QR code is valid for 24 hours.
- In addition, inbound travellers can continue to submit the paper form.
Restrictions on Entering Hong Kong
- The Hong Kong SAR Government restricts non-Hong Kong residents who have visited the Hubei Province in the past 14 days upon arrival from entering Hong Kong since January 27, 2020.
- With effect from 0.00am on March 25, 2020, tentatively for 14 days:
- All non-Hong Kong residents coming from overseas countries and regions by plane will be denied entry to Hong Kong; and
- Non-Hong Kong residents coming from the Mainland, Macao and Taiwan will be denied entry to Hong Kong if they have been to any overseas countries and regions in the past 14 days.
Compulsory Quarantine
- Starting from February 8, 2020, the Department of Health (DH) will issue quarantine orders to all people entering Hong Kong from the Mainland, including Hong Kong residents, Mainland residents and visitors from other places. People concerned must stay at designated places (quarantine centre, home or other accommodation) for a 14-day compulsory quarantine. Apart from the exempted persons under the "Compulsory Quarantine of Certain Persons Arriving at Hong Kong Regulation", people who have been to the Mainland in the past 14 days upon arrival at Hong Kong are also covered. They should not have any symptoms and should have passed temperature checks upon entry. Those with symptoms will be referred to the DH for further handling. Arrivals holding a visa with validity of less than 14 days will be denied entry.
- Health quarantine arrangements on inbound travellers from overseas:
- Hong Kong residents arriving in Hong Kong who have been to the following countries or areas in the past 14 days will have to stay in a quarantine centre for quarantine for 14 days
- Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do in Korea
- Iran
- Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy and Veneto regions in Italy
- Hong Kong residents arriving in Hong Kong who have been to any other overseas countries or areas in the past 14 days will be subject to compulsory quarantine for 14 days
- With effect from 0.00am on March 25, 2020, tentatively for 14 days:
- All travellers coming from Macao and Taiwan, including Hong Kong and non-Hong Kong residents, will be subject to a 14-day compulsory quarantine, which is the same as the arrangements for people entering Hong Kong from the Mainland.