Asia > Hong Kong: Covid-19 and Travel
Present Situation
Total cases: 1.2 millions
Recovered: 1.2 millions
Deaths: 9 398
Vaccination count: 6.9 millions
Current trend: Declining
Data updated on 2023-01-22
Summary of the situation
Not required.
Masks are not required
Provisions for travellers
Entry to the territory: Allowed
Non-Hong Kong residents and Hong Kong residents are allowed to enter Hong Kong from overseas.
From 6 February 2023, travellers can visit Hong Kong with no quarantine, no isolation, and no vaccination requirements.
For inbound persons from Taiwan or overseas places, the pre-departure COVID test requirement remains the same. For more information on the latest travel requirements, please refer to our dedicated page (https://bit.ly/3lMX8KC) and essential travel tips (https://bit.ly/3Z0ExsE) for a safe and healthy trip to Hong Kong.
Passengers transferring or transiting in Hong Kong (without passing through immigration control) are not required to present proof of a pre-departure nucleic acid test stated above. Visit the website (https://bit.ly/3lQk7nZ) of the Hong Kong International Airport for more details.
For more information, please see the Hong Kong Government’s website and our traveller essentials section (https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/inbound-travel.html)
For more details click here https://www.discoverhongkong.com/seasia/latest-travel-advisories.html
Tests: Not required.
Quarantine: No
Not required.
Information updated on 2023-03-20.
Action taken in the country
Lockdown: Partial
From May 5 restaurants can extend table service to eight people per table from the previous four.
Beaches and swimming pools will reopen, and mask-free exercising will be accepted in outdoor areas.
From May 19, catering businesses can extend dinner service until midnight and bars, nightclubs (can operate until 2am), karaoke rooms, mahjong parlours, and cruises can resume operations.
The government requires mandatory mask-wearing in terminals, public transport, as well as indoor and outdoor public places. From May 5, people are allowed not to wear masks in country parks or when exercising or jogging in outdoor areas. From May 19, the government will allow citizens not to wear masks when exercising in indoor sports premises and fitness centres. If you are caught violating the mask-wearing regulations, you will get a maximum fine of $10,000.
The vaccine pass remains implemented in various venues, including shopping malls, department stores, markets, and supermarkets.
Mask use
Masks are not required
Gatherings: Partially Allowed
Gatherings of more than four people are banned in public places.
Restaurants and bars: Open with restrictions
Shops: Open
Tourist attractions: Open
