Hong Kong drops LeaveHomeSafe scanning and amber health code

Previously, citizens who have travelled abroad were given an “amber” health code under the “0+3” Covid-19 scheme. However, to the joy of travellers arriving in Hong Kong for the holidays or going abroad to visit family and friends, the entry restrictions are now lifted. 

Incoming travellers are still required to take the mandatory polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests on the day of arrival at the airport and two days after arrival at a testing centre in the city. Furthermore, every day after their landing for five days, travellers must take rapid antigen tests (RAT) and obtain negative results.

In accordance with the relaxations of rules, individuals moving between Hong Kong, Macau, and mainland China are no longer required to take pre-departure tests at checkpoints. All that is required now is to complete a PCR test within 48 hours before travelling.

Additionally, scanning “LeaveHomeSafe” (LHS) QR codes will no longer be required on several premises where the possibility of transmissions between individuals is relatively low. Despite this change, citizens are still required to present their Vaccine Pass in areas where mask-off activities—such as eating and drinking—are possible. Although in some situations where the LHS QR codes are irrelevant, it is still mandatory that every adult entering a venue located in Hong Kong is vaccinated with three doses of vaccine.