Annex
Boarding and Compulsory Quarantine Arrangements for Persons Arriving at
Hong Kong from Places Outside China(Details can be found on Covid-19 Thematic Website
www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/high-risk-places.html)
With effect from 0.00am on May 12, 2021

Group A1 specified places (Extremely high-risk)
Specified places:
Brazil, India, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines and South
AfricaPersons applicable:
Hong Kong residents who have stayed in Group A1
specified place(s) during the relevant period (the day ofboarding for/arrival at Hong Kong or during the 21 daysbefore that day)Boarding requirement: (a) Have not stayed in the relevant specified places for morethan two hours during the relevant period;(b) Present a negative result proof of a nucleic acid test for
COVID-19 conducted within 72 hours before thescheduled time of departure of the aircraft1; and(c) Present confirmation of room reservation for 21 nights
starting on the day of arrival in a designated quarantine
hotel
Quarantine(a) Undergo compulsory quarantine for 21 days in arequirement:
designated quarantine hotel;(b) Undergo 4 tests during compulsory quarantine;(c) Self-monitoring in the subsequent 7 days; and(d) Compulsory testing on the 26th day of arrival at HongKong

1

The relevant document should include:(a) A test report in English or Chinese issued by a laboratory or healthcare institution bearing thename of the relevant traveller identical to that in his or her valid travel document to show that:(i) the relevant traveller underwent a nucleic acid test for COVID-19, the sample forwhich was taken from the relevant traveller within 72 hours before the scheduled timeof departure of the specified aircraft;(ii) the test conducted on the sample is a nucleic acid test for COVID-19; and(iii) the relevant traveller was tested negative for COVID-19; and(b) If the relevant report is not in English or Chinese or does not contain all of the above information,a written confirmation in English or Chinese issued by the laboratory or healthcare institution
bearing the name of the relevant traveller identical to that in his or her valid travel document andsetting out all of the above information. The said written confirmation should be presented
together with the test report; and(c) Documentary proof in English or Chinese to show that the laboratory or healthcare institution isISO 15189 accredited or is recognised or approved by the relevant authority of the governmentof the place in which the laboratory or healthcare institution is located.

Group A2 specified places (Very high-risk)
Specified places:
Ireland and the United Kingdom
Persons applicable:
Hong Kong residents who have stayed in Group A2
specified place(s) during the relevant period
Boarding requirement: (a) Present a negative result proof of a nucleic acid test for
COVID-19 conducted within 72 hours before thescheduled time of departure of the aircraft1; and(b) Present confirmation of room reservation for 21 nights
starting on the day of arrival in a designated quarantine
hotel
Quarantine(a) Undergo compulsory quarantine for 21 days in arequirement:
designated quarantine hotel;(b) Undergo 4 tests during compulsory quarantine;(c) Self-monitoring in the subsequent 7 days; and(d) Compulsory testing on the 26th day of arrival at Hong
Kong
Group B specified places (High-risk)
Specified places:
Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia,France, Germany, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Romania,Russia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, the United ArabEmirates, and the United States of America
Persons applicable:
Hong Kong residents who have stayed in Group B specified
place(s) during the relevant period and who –have not been fully have been fully vaccinatedvaccinatedBoarding requirement: (a) Present a negative result (a) Present a negative result
proof of a nucleic acidproof of a nucleic acidtest for COVID-19
test for COVID-19
conducted within 72
conducted within 72
hours
beforethehours
beforethescheduledtimeof
scheduled
timeof1
departureofthedeparture of the aircraft ;aircraft1; andand(b) Present confirmation of (b) Present confirmation ofroom reservation for 21
room reservation for 14
nights starting on the daynights starting on the dayof arrival in a designatedof arrival in a designatedquarantine hotel
quarantine hotel
Quarantine(a) Undergo compulsory (a) Undergo
compulsory
requirement:
quarantine for 21 days
quarantine for 14 days inina
designateda designated quarantine
quarantine hotel; andhotel;(b)
Undergo 3 tests during(b) Undergo 4 tests duringcompulsory quarantine;compulsory quarantine(c) Self-monitoring in thesubsequent 7 days; and(d) Compulsory testing on
the 16th and 19th days ofarrival at Hong Kong

Group C specified places (Medium-risk)
Specified places:
All places except China which are not Group A1, GroupA2, Group B or Group D specified places
Persons applicable:
Hong Kong residents who have stayed in Group C specified
place(s) during the relevant period and who –have not been fully have been fully vaccinatedvaccinatedBoarding requirement: Present confirmation of Present confirmation ofroom
reservation
for room reservation for 14
21 nights starting on the day nights starting on the day ofof arrival in a designated arrival in a designatedquarantine hotel
quarantine hotel
Quarantine(a) Undergo compulsory (a) Undergo
compulsory
requirement:
quarantine for 21 days
quarantine for 14 days inin a designateda designated quarantine
quarantine hotel; andhotel;(b) Undergo 4 tests during (b) Undergo 3 tests duringcompulsory quarantine
compulsory quarantine;(c) Self-monitoring in thesubsequent 7 days; and(d) Compulsory testing on
the 16th and 19th days ofarrival at Hong Kong
Group D specified places (Low-risk)
Specified places:
Australia, New Zealand and Singapore
Persons applicable:
Hong Kong residents and non-Hong Kong residents who
have only stayed in Group D specified place(s) or China
during the relevant period and who –have not been fully have been fully vaccinatedvaccinatedBoarding requirement: Present confirmation of Present confirmation ofroom
reservation
for room
reservationfor
14 nights starting on the day 7 nights starting on the dayof arrival in a designated of arrival in a designatedquarantine hotel
quarantine hotel
Quarantine(a) Undergo
compulsory (a) Undergo
compulsory
requirement:
quarantine for 14 days inquarantine for 7 days ina designated quarantine
a designated quarantine
hotel;
hotel;(b) Undergo 3 tests during (b) Undergo 2 tests duringcompulsory quarantine;compulsory quarantine;(c) Self-monitoring in the (c) Self-monitoring in thesubsequent 7 days; andsubsequent 7 days; and(d) Compulsory testing on (d) Compulsory testing on
the 16th and 19th days of
the 12th day of arrival atarrival at Hong Kong
Hong Kong