Last verified: Wednesday, 21. April 2021 at 08:22 AM
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Please reconsider your need to travel to Hong Kong. We detected travel advisories from 5 sources for this specific country.
This country shares no land border with any other country. Thus, the region score is identical to the country risk rating.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Hong Kong. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Hong Kong.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Hong Kong.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Hong Kong from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 4.0 out of 5.0.
This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
We currently advise that all New Zealanders do not travel overseas at this time due to the outbreak of COVID-19, associated health risks and widespread travel restrictions. The global situation remains complex and rapidly changing. International travel can be complicated with fewer international flights available and disruptions to transit routes and hubs. ...
This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
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This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Reconsider travel to the People’s Republic of China (PRC), including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), due to arbitrary enforcement of local laws. Exercise increased caution in the Hong Kong SAR due to COVID-19. Read the Department of State’s COVID-19 page before you plan any international travel. The Centers ...
This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Avoid non-essential travel.
This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
From 9 April 2021, travellers entering Hong Kong who have stayed only in Australia or other designated low risk areas in the 21 days prior to their arrival will only have to undertake a 14-day compulsory quarantine in a 'Government Designated Hotel’. This will be followed by seven days of self-monitoring and a compulsory COVID-19 test on the 19th day. The 21-day ...
Source: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/asia/hong-kong
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Hong Kong. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Hong Kong changed from 3.3 to 3.7. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Hong Kong to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Hong Kong changed from 3.2 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Hong Kong to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Hong Kong changed from 2.8 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Hong Kong to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Hong Kong to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Hong Kong changed from 2.6 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Hong Kong with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Hong Kong changed from 2.4 to 2.6. Here are the influencing details:
The Finnish government increased their existing warning for Hong Kong to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Hong Kong changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Hong Kong with a rating of 2.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Hong Kong with a rating of 3.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Hong Kong with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Hong Kong with a rating of 3.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Hong Kong with a rating of 2.0.
The total rating for Hong Kong changed from 2.0 to 2.2. Here are the influencing details:
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Hong Kong with a rating of 2.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Hong Kong with a rating of 3.0.
The total rating for Hong Kong changed from 0.0 to 2.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Hong Kong to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +1.0).
Hong Kong with its capital Hong Kong is a country in Asia (Eastern Asia), six times the size of Washington, DC (1,092 km²). The country is located Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China. The climate can be described as subtropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall. The landscape is hilly to mountainous with steep slopes; lowlands in north. With a population of about 6.9 million citizens.
Topic | Value |
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Capital | Hong Kong |
Population | about 6.9 million |
Size | 1.092 km² |
Size comparable to | six times the size of Washington, DC |
Common languages | English, Chinese |
Currency | Dollar (short: HKD) |
Common voltage (electricity) | 220V - 50Hz |
Used GSM Frequencies | 900/1800/3G |
International phone prefix | +852 |
Internet Top Level Domain | .hk |
Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | HK |
Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | HKG |
Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 344 |
These are problems Hong Kong is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Hong Kong. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Hong Kong.
Export products
Import products
Hong Kong is currently rated at 4,0 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 5 official sources. Please reconsider your need to travel to Hong Kong.
The score is rather high (4,0) and you should avoid all non-essential travel to Hong Kong. Maybe pick another location.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 5 individual sources for Hong Kong.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Hong Kong. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong has a size of 1,092 km² or 422 mi² which is six times the size of Washington, DC.
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