(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Arrivals and non-local recovered persons can apply for "Temporary Vaccine Pass"
China News Agency, Hong Kong, May 5th. In order to implement the "vaccine passport" arrangement, the Hong Kong SAR government announced on May 4 the arrangements for arrivals and non-local recovered persons to obtain "temporary vaccine passports" and "recovery record QR codes".
At present, entrants (including Hong Kong residents and non-Hong Kong residents) who are subject to compulsory quarantine can declare their non-local vaccination records when making "Health and Quarantine Information Declaration" on the online platform of the Department of Health of the Hong Kong SAR Government .
When the relevant inbound persons arrive in Hong Kong, port officers will check their non-local vaccination record proof documents.
If confirmed, immigrants will be issued a QR code of vaccination records for local use at the same time as the compulsory quarantine order is issued.
As for other immigrants or those already in Hong Kong (including Hong Kong residents and non-Hong Kong residents), they can go to 18 designated post offices. After completing the declaration, they will be issued a vaccination record QR code for local use. .
A spokesman for the SAR government said that since people arriving from outside Hong Kong may not be able to receive the third dose of the vaccine required under the third stage of the "Vaccine Pass" in relevant areas, non-Hong Kong residents will be allowed to start from May 1 in order to cooperate with Hong Kong. Persons entering Hong Kong from overseas and facilitating temporary stay in Hong Kong to enter the premises specified in the "Vaccine Pass", persons arriving in Hong Kong (including Hong Kong residents and non-Hong Kong residents) from outside Hong Kong on or after May 1 can obtain the following three channels: Issue a "temporary vaccine pass":
First, people who enter Hong Kong on or after May 5 and are subject to compulsory quarantine will be issued with vaccines for local use in addition to the quarantine orders issued at ports (including land and airport ports) upon arrival. Vaccination record QR code and "temporary vaccine pass".
Second, those who have entered Hong Kong before May 5 and are undergoing compulsory quarantine can go to 18 designated post offices to fill in declaration forms and present their original identity documents and quarantine orders to obtain a "temporary vaccine pass" after completing the quarantine. .
Third, those who enter Hong Kong from the Mainland or Macau on or after May 1 without compulsory quarantine (including those who arrive in Hong Kong through the "Easy Return to Hong Kong" and "Easy Entry to Hong Kong" programs) can be eligible to enter Hong Kong from May 5. To 18 designated post offices to declare their entry information to obtain a "temporary vaccine pass".
A spokesman for the SAR government reminded that the "temporary vaccine pass" is valid for 180 days from the date of arrival in Hong Kong. During this period, arrivals can bring or present the "temporary vaccine pass" instead of vaccination records to enter the premises specified in the "vaccine pass".
In addition, in order to facilitate the use of the "Vaccination Pass" by non-local recovered persons, non-local recovered persons can declare their non-local recovery records at the port of entry from May 5 to receive a non-local vaccination record containing their recovery status II. dimensional code.
Non-local recovered persons who have already been in Hong Kong can also report their non-local recovery records at 18 designated post offices starting from May 5. After successful declaration, a "recovery record QR code" will be issued.
The "rehabilitation record QR code" is valid for 180 days from the date of recovery.
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