Hong Kong is to add
15 nations, including France, Spain and the US, to its list of high-risk countries
with the strictest level of quarantine and testing requirements and from which non-residents are unable to enter.
From
midnight on 20 August, the following countries will be added to the group A
list: Bangladesh, Cambodia, France, Greece, Iran, Malaysia, the
Netherlands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, the
United Arab Emirates and the United States of America.
The
new countries will join Brazil, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Nepal, Pakistan, the
Philippines, Russia, South Africa and the United Kingdom which are already on the list.
Entry
from countries on the list is only open to Hong Kong residents who have been fully
vaccinated. Despite the vaccination requirement, travellers must undergo compulsory quarantine for 21 days in a designated quarantine
hotel and take four tests during that period.
Non-residents from most other
countries can enter Hong Kong if they have been fully vaccinated, take a PCR
test before arrival and spend between seven and 14 days in a designated
quarantine hotel.