Entering the new year, customs clearance between Hong Kong and the mainland is in sight. Chief Secretary for Administration Chan Kwok-kei said yesterday (1st) that he will try to implement the first phase of customs clearance as early as next Sunday (8th).
"Hong Kong 01" has compiled the latest information into customs clearance strategies. Before Hong Kong people plan to leave the country, they should ensure that the "three treasures" (home return permit, nucleic acid test certificate, and bus/air ticket) are ready. The nucleic acid test is valid for 48 hours after sampling within, and a certification document issued by an accredited testing agency.
Citizens can choose to take samples at the community testing center, pay a fee to obtain a paper certificate for travel, and get the test results within 12 hours at the earliest, but they need to pay 240 yuan, and the standard fee is 150 yuan, and the test results will be released within 24 hours .
It is worth noting that paper certificates are required at the time of entry and exit, and electronic versions or mobile phone messages will not be accepted.
▼West Kowloon Station of the High Speed Rail is ready to resume traffic on December 27▼
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Chen Guoji's post "hidden mystery" Mainland entry only recognizes nucleic acid in disguise and tightens
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Chen Guoji, wrote an article on social platforms yesterday (1st), talking about the outlook for the coming year, including the return of normal customs clearance with the Mainland.
Chen Guoji pointed out that he is working hard to implement the first phase of customs clearance as early as January 8. The Hong Kong government will preset an appropriate number of passengers for passengers traveling between the mainland and Hong Kong, and gradually increase the number of sea, land and air transportation between the mainland and Hong Kong.
He also pointed out that depending on the operation of the first phase of customs clearance, the authorities will further expand the scale of customs clearance and eventually achieve full customs clearance.
According to an earlier announcement by the National Health and Medical Commission, starting from January 8, people entering the mainland must have a negative nucleic acid test result within 48 hours before departure. After entering the country, no nucleic acid testing and quarantine are required.
In terms of entering Hong Kong from the Mainland, although the Hong Kong government has greatly relaxed entry restrictions earlier, all arriving people only need to "choose one", including taking a quick test within 24 hours before arriving in Hong Kong or boarding the plane, or showing a nucleic acid within 48 hours The test results are enough, but Chen Guoji's post is "hidden mystery": "In order to reduce the risk of cross-infection of the epidemic, we recommend that Hong Kong citizens who go to the mainland and mainland tourists who come to Hong Kong must undergo a nucleic acid test in advance to ensure that they are negative before they can pass the border." It means that after customs clearance, it may be "on par with the national policy", and only the nucleic acid test results conducted within 48 hours will be recognized.
Preparations before entering the mainland after customs clearance:
1/ It takes 5 working days at the fastest to apply for the Home Return Permit
The Home Return Permit is valid for 5 years (for 18 years old or below) or 10 years (for 18 years old or above).
The epidemic has lasted for three years, and many Hong Kong people's home return permits may have expired.
China Travel Service has fully implemented the online appointment to apply for the Home Return Permit.
It takes about 12 working days from the acceptance of the application to the obtaining of the Home Return Permit. Citizens can also choose to apply for the "Express Permit", which can be obtained after 5 working days, but an additional fee of 200 yuan will be charged. It is better to plan to go to the Mainland as soon as possible. planning.
Due to the imminent customs clearance, the appointments have been fully booked in the near future. If you want to apply, you need to go early.
Renewal of Home Return Permit｜Application and appointment for lazy bag with required documents, photo specifications and list of fees
2/ Nucleic acid test certificate must be in paper form
Although customs clearance between China and Hong Kong is in sight, the mainland stipulates that a negative nucleic acid test result certificate conducted within 48 hours is required to enter and exit the two places.
Citizens can go to private medical institutions or community testing centers to purchase nucleic acid testing services at their own expense, while paying attention to the following points:
- Nucleic acid testing services must be approved by the Hong Kong government: click here for the list
-If you go to a community testing center for a nucleic acid test, you need to
pay
to get the nucleic acid test results and paper certificates available for travel.
Free test results and nucleic acid certificates received by mobile phone messages will not be accepted for entry and exit
.
If citizens are unable to print by themselves, after completing the paid nucleic acid test, they can go to the community testing center according to the notice to get a paper certificate.
-Determine the required nucleic acid service according to time needs: Receive the result certificate within 24 hours of sampling: the upper limit is 150 yuan; receive the result certificate within 12 hours of sampling: the upper limit is 240 yuan.
(Contractors can set service charges lower than the upper limit, so the self-paid service charges of various community testing centers/testing stations may be different.)
▼On December 16, the reporter actually tested the identity of "willing to check all" and was rejected for free testing▼
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3/Traffic arrangements
At present, there are air, sea, railway and land routes available to travel between China and Hong Kong.
Members of the public and people entering or leaving the country should pay attention to the frequency and arrangements provided by various operators.
The MTR said a few days ago that the high-speed rail will open online and station ticketing services 3 days before the resumption of operation.
In terms of cross-border direct buses, some in the industry pointed out that the shutdown during the epidemic caused a large loss of manpower. It is estimated that only 10% of the drivers before the customs clearance will return to their positions in the early stage of customs clearance; tourist buses also need to be repaired. The initial passenger capacity is expected to be limited, about 10,000 passengers per day , up to 600 buses per day to and from Shenzhen.
▼Previous Shenzhen Bay Entry-Exit Quarantine Situation▼
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