Arriving in Hong Kong: what you need to know

Upon arrival, catch the people mover (or walk) to Midfield Concourse, where testing will be carried out. Government health officials will:

• Check your completed Hong Kong health declaration and quarantine form. Complete it online in advance.
• Ask you to download the StayHomeSafe app. You will be given a wristband which will be connected to the app. You must have a working phone number.
• Check your supporting medical documentation if you are coming from or have transited through Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, South Africa or the United States.
• Confirm you have an appropriate home or hotel address at which to quarantine. If you have arrived from a high-risk country, you must quarantine at a hotel.

In the testing area, you will:

• Have your documents and forms checked
• Be instructed on how to provide a  saliva test sample.
• Give the sample to staff, wash your hands, and then proceed to the waiting area.

You will wait in Midfield Concourse for your results. The wait is likely to take from 8-12 hours.

• You will be not be able to access your checked-in baggage.
• You will be given a table and chair for the wait.
• You will be provided with a sandwich – there is a vegetarian option.
• Bottled water is available near the entrance. No hot water is available.
• If you receive a negative result, you can board a shuttle bus to Terminal 1 for immigration, customs and baggage reclaim, and then head to your quarantine location.
• If you receive a positive result, you will be guided by health officials on the next steps.

*Time cut-off is subject to change

You will await your results in the Dorsett in Tsuen Wan.

• You will fill out a form and be assigned your room number.
• You will board a shuttle bus to Terminal 1 for immigration, customs and baggage reclaim, and then board a shuttle bus to the hotel.
• You will be provided with dinner, and breakfast the next morning.
• You will be called with your results between 11am and 3pm the next day. If you receive a negative result, you can travel to your quarantine location.
• If you receive a positive result, you will be guided by health officials on the next steps.

*Depending on the number of passengers, people arriving in the early afternoon may be asked to wait in the Midfield Concourse rather than the hotel

When you arrive in your quarantine location:

• Activate your StayHomeSafe app to inform it that you have arrived.
• Follow the instructions to walk around your quarantine area.
• Measure and record your temperature twice a day.
• On the 10th day of quarantine, send in your second test samples, either via a friend or courier.