Hongkongers who are vaccinated in India, Malaysia, Pakistan and Thailand will be able to return home starting Wednesday.
The government announced today that it has concluded discussions with the governments of the four countries to recognize their vaccination records. From 0.00am on September 8, Hong Kong residents who hold vaccination records issued by official institutions can board a flight for Hong Kong.
The four countries fall into “Group A” countries, where the risk of Covid-19 infection is high. Under current border control measures, only Hong Kongers with recognized vaccination records can return from those countries to the SAR.
An agreement has also been reached with South Korea to recognize its vaccination records, which will also take effect at 0.00am on September 8. Although South Korea is currently not a high risk country, those who are vaccinated in Korea will be able to return from other group A countries to Hong Kong.
List of other countries whose vaccination records are recognized:
1.Hong Kong
2.Mainland
3.Macao
4.Australia
5.Austria
6.Belgium
7.Bulgaria
8.Canada
9.Croatia
10.Cyprus
11.Czech Republic
12.Denmark
13.Estonia
14.Finland
15.France
16.Germany
17.Greece
18.Hungary
19.Iceland
20.Indonesia
21.Ireland
22.Italy
23.Japan
24.Latvia
25.Liechtenstein
26.Lithuania
27.Luxembourg
28.Malta
29.The Netherlands
30.Norway
31.North Macedonia
32.The Philippines
33.Poland
34.Portugal
35.Romania
36.San Marino
37.Slovakia
38.Slovenia
39.Spain
40.Sweden
41.Switzerland
42.Turkey
43.Ukraine
44.The United Kingdom
45.The United States of America
46.Vatican City
The four countries fall into “Group A” countries, where the risk of Covid-19 infection is high. Under current border control measures, only Hong Kongers with recognized vaccination records can return from those countries to the SAR.
An agreement has also been reached with South Korea to recognize its vaccination records, which will also take effect at 0.00am on September 8. Although South Korea is currently not a high risk country, those who are vaccinated in Korea will be able to return from other group A countries to Hong Kong.
List of other countries whose vaccination records are recognized:
1.Hong Kong
2.Mainland
3.Macao
4.Australia
5.Austria
6.Belgium
7.Bulgaria
8.Canada
9.Croatia
10.Cyprus
11.Czech Republic
12.Denmark
13.Estonia
14.Finland
15.France
16.Germany
17.Greece
18.Hungary
19.Iceland
20.Indonesia
21.Ireland
22.Italy
23.Japan
24.Latvia
25.Liechtenstein
26.Lithuania
27.Luxembourg
28.Malta
29.The Netherlands
30.Norway
31.North Macedonia
32.The Philippines
33.Poland
34.Portugal
35.Romania
36.San Marino
37.Slovakia
38.Slovenia
39.Spain
40.Sweden
41.Switzerland
42.Turkey
43.Ukraine
44.The United Kingdom
45.The United States of America
46.Vatican City