CORONA VIRUS – MESSAGGIO AGLI ITALIANI RESIDENTI A HONG KONG DA PARTE DEL CONSOLE GENERALE

28 Febbraio 2020

Inbound Travel

Restriction from 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.
  • The Hong Kong SAR Government restricts non-Hong Kong residents who have visited Korea in the past 14 days from entering Hong Kong starting from 6am on February 25, 2020.

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, even if they enter Hong Kong via other places, 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.
  • Starting from 6am on February 25, 2020, all Hong Kong residents returning to Hong Kong who have been to Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do in Korea in the past 14 days must stay in quarantine centre for quarantine. Hong Kong residents returning from other cities and provinces of Korea will be required to undergo medical surveillance for 14 days.