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The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced on May 29 that, beginning at 0:00 on June 1, Hong Kong time, it will modify the nucleic acid testing requirements for passengers arriving in Hong Kong from overseas regions and Taiwan before boarding and after arrival. The penalty measures for flights that trigger the “suspension mechanism” … Read more

Disclaimer: This article details steps on how to travel from Hong Kong to China mainland in 2022, however, with the pandemic situation in both Hong Kong and China Mainland, things could change without notice, please refer also to the risks and warnings regarding the transfer via HK. List of documents needed to travel from Hong … Read more

In this article, we list several risks associated with Hong Kong transfer for those who are planning to go to China Mainland: Each airline has its own set of rules, and the airline’s internal policies are subject to change at any time so make sure to check ahead of time before making any booking. Although … Read more

Several Chinese embassies have recently published notices relaxing the China health code requirements. In this article, we will go through some of these notices: United States Starting May 20, 2022, the embassy in the United States announced the following changes regarding the health code requirements: Nucleic acid testing 7 days before boarding is cancelled. Remove the … Read more

The Hong Kong airport announced today (May 6) that, beginning May 9, an additional rapid antigen test (RAT) will be conducted during the “test-and-hold” period to strengthen the testing arrangements for inbound persons, allowing for earlier detection and isolation of infected persons, and to improve the process of closed-loop management from the airport to designated … Read more

Non-Hong Kong residents will be allowed to enter Hong Kong from overseas regions beginning at 12 a.m. on May 1st, and the circuit breaker flight suspension mechanism for particular aircraft routes will be altered, according to the Hong Kong S.A.R. government. Arriving passengers will be given a rapid antigen test (RAT) while they wait for … Read more

China Eastern has made an announcement that the following flights to Shanghai will have their temporary diversion extended from May 2 to May 30 (After being initially planned from March 21 to May 1): Flight Initial Route New Route (Till May 30) MU588 New York——–>Shanghai New York——–>Fuzhou MU208 Toronto——–>Shanghai Toronto——–>Hangzhou MU772 Amsterdam——–>Shanghai Amsterdam——–>Chengdu MU570 Paris——–>Shanghai … Read more

As of Friday, Shanghai residents taking COVID-19 PCR tests will be able to use the new PCR code. It can be used for 30 days offline after it’s generated, which will save people the trouble of getting a new code for each test. You can save a screenshot of the code. Residents in the new … Read more

In this article, we will explain how to self conduct a rapid antigen test and then upload the results for certification. How to do the self test? The self test consists of the following eight steps: Before you begin testing, wash your hands. Take out the cotton swab. Insert the swab’s head about 2 centimeters … Read more

It has been announced on 上海发布 that starting from April 5, rather than just showing their health codes, all citizens must scan a digital code called “Venue code” or 场所码 in Chinese to register at the entrances of all public venues, including but not limited to schools, residential communities, offices, supermarkets, cinemas, etc. The digital … Read more