Regulatory Restrictions on Liquids, Aerosols and Gels in Cabin (Carry On) Baggage Carried by International Departure and Transit Passengers

• For reference, you may download the colour LAGs Security Leaflet prepared by the Hong Kong International Airport.
• You are also advised to view this short film for more details.
• All requirements and restrictions stated herein apply to Cathay Pacific operated flights only. For flights operated by other airlines, please refer to individual policies issued by respective companies.

= Allowed

= Not Allowed

Pre-requisite:

All items of Liquids, Aerosols, Gels (LAG) must be stored in 100 ml containers* which fit comfortably within a re-sealable transparent plastic bag of a maximum capacity not exceeding 1 litre Exemptions applicable to medications, baby milk/food and special dietary requirements subject to verification. All duty free items of LAG must be accompanied with proof of purchase, and packed in a sealed tamper evident bag

* Except India and Pakistan, where no LAG items of any amount allowed (Medication and Baby Foods are accepted).

Last updated: 16 May 2008

Country/Region	ARRIVAL: Passengers without further connecting flight(s)	TRANSIT: Passengers with onward connecting flights with items purchased:
		In-flight and in transit via	In overseas countries and in transit via
Australia	(see note 1)
Bahrain
Canada	(see note 2)
China		(Alcohol is not allowed on domestic flights)
Europe/UK			(Except purchased within EU airports)
Hong Kong			Provided that items have been purchased from the HKCAD* accepted countries (see Flow Chart)
India		(No LAGs items are allowed when departing, except baby food and medication)
Indonesia
Japan
Korea
Malaysia
New Zealand		(Except on domestic connecting flights)
Pakistan
Philippines
Singapore
South Africa
Taiwan
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
United States	(see note 2)
Vietnam
Countries pending for implementation are Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka

* Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department

Note 1: As per Australia security requirements, a secondary LAG screening at the boarding gate of Hong Kong international airport is required for passengers departing for Australia. This is to ensure that no excessive LAGs - item(s) over 100ml per bottle and 1000ml in total - to be carried onboard. Passengers arriving in Australia without further connecting flights can still purchase duty free LAGs in-flight on the last sector of their journey, except that on Australia domestic sector of triangular flights, in-flight duty free sales services are not available, e.g. CNS-BNE sector of a HKG-CNS-BNE flight.

Note 2: Similar to the Australia security requirements, the US government also requires a secondary LAG screening at the boarding gate of Hong Kong International Airport to ensure no excessive LAGs to be carried onboard CX US bound flights. Passengers to the US can purchase duty free LAGs in-flight on the last sector of their journey e.g. JFK bound passengers travelling on a HKG-YVR-JFK flight can purchase duty free on the YVR-JFK sector. Likewise, arrival passengers to Canada, such as YYZ bound passengers travelling on a HKG-ANC-YYZ flight, can purchase duty free on the ANC-YYZ sector.

Transit Flow Chart

Austria	Australia	Bahrain	Belgium	Bulgaria
Canada	People's Republic of China	Cyprus	Czech Republic	Denmark
Estonia	Finland	France	Germany	Greece
Hungary	Iceland	India	Indonesia	Ireland
Italy	Japan	Latvia	Lithuania	Luxembourg
Malta	Malaysia	Mauritius	New Zealand	Netherlands
Norway	Pakistan	Philippines	Poland	Portugal
Republic of South Korea	Romania	Singapore	Slovakia	Slovenia
South Africa	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	Taiwan
Thailand	United Arab Emirates	United Kingdom	United States of America	Vietnam

* Bolded countries are within Cathay Pacific network.