Last verified: Sunday, 31. May 2020 at 07:21 AM
Last verified: Sunday, 31. May 2020 at 07:21 AM
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We advise caution when travelling to Hong Kong We advise caution when travelling to Hong Kong. We detected travel advisories from 6 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 3.3 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Global Health Advisory: Do Not Travel. Avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19. A novel (new) coronavirus officially known as COVID-19 is causing an outbreak of respiratory illness that began in the city of Wuhan, Hubei Province, China in December 2019. On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization determined the rapidly ...
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
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Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Avoid non-essential travel.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Avoid non-essential travel
Source: https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/china-hong-kong-macau/
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Protests continue to take place in Hong Kong. Some of these could turn into violent clashes. If there are signs of disorder, move away quickly to a safe place. If you’re in Hong Kong, monitor media and follow the advice of local authorities. Foreign nationals who aren't residents of Hong Kong are not allowed to transit or enter, with few exceptions (see 'Travel'). ...
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 3.2 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 3,3 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 6 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Hong Kong.
Visiting the country Hong Kong is usually fine. The score is at 3,3 Just keep an eye open, obey local rules and you'll most likely be fine.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 6 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.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
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