As the year draws to a close, a large number of citizens have registered at ports of entry or taken the high-speed rail to return to the mainland since the customs clearance. The demand is strong, and there have been long queues at testing stations recently.
The government reminded the public today (18th) that more than 80 community testing centers and testing stations in various districts in Hong Kong will operate as usual during the Lunar New Year period, and the service hours will remain unchanged, so as to facilitate the testing of citizens who need testing, including those who plan to go to the Mainland. person.
The government stated that the current reservation quota is very sufficient. As of 12:00 noon today, there will still be an average of more than 90,000 reservation quotas per day for the next three days, with a total of at least 270,000 quotas.
▼On January 17, there was a long queue at the Tsuen Wan Park Testing Station▼
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A government spokesman said that there are still plenty of appointment places in community testing centers or testing stations in Hong Kong.
As of 12:00 noon today, there are still more than 90,000 appointments on average every day for the next three days, and more than 80% of the testing centers or testing stations still have appointments for today and tomorrow, that is, there are about 70 testing centers or testing stations. There are still spots available.
The government calls on those who need to pay for nucleic acid testing at their own expense to make online appointments in advance
The government strongly urges those who need to undergo nucleic acid testing at their own expense to make an appointment for testing time slots online, so as to greatly reduce the waiting time at testing centers or testing stations.
The spokesperson pointed out that the opening of online appointment time slots is as far as the next four weeks. It is strongly recommended that citizens who plan to go north to the mainland make preparations as soon as possible, and make appointments for testing time slots in advance according to their itinerary.
Community testing centers and testing stations will give priority to testing those who have made an appointment, so those who have not made an appointment may have to wait for a relatively long period of time.
In addition, if the self-paid services of individual testing centers or testing stations are full on the day, those who have not made an appointment can choose to go to other testing centers or testing stations for self-paid testing.
Contractors strengthen manpower and set up additional counters to meet demand
In response to the recent testing needs of people traveling north, the government has asked testing contractors to try their best to strengthen manpower and set up additional registration or sampling counters in some of the busiest testing centers and testing stations to meet the increasing demand.
▼On January 17, there was a long queue at the MacPherson Testing Station in Mong Kok▼
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Before making an appointment for testing, the public can check the latest appointment status of different testing centers or testing stations in various districts and the list of testing centers and testing stations with less flow of people online.
If citizens make an appointment or use the "Test Registration Code", they can save the time for registration after arriving at the scene, so as to complete the test more smoothly.
Relevant URLs for appointment testing:
Appointment for testing: https://booking.communitytest.gov.hk/form/index_tc.jsp
Latest appointment status of different testing centers/testing stations in each district: https://booking.communitytest.gov.hk/zh-HK/
and List of testing centers and testing stations with less crowd flow: https://www.communitytest.gov.hk/zh-HK/station/
The spokesman also reminded those who have made an appointment for testing to arrive at the testing center or testing station on time according to the appointment slot.
In addition, the electronic report issued by the testing agency, or the "self-paid nucleic acid test electronic record" downloaded from the government's 2019 Coronavirus Disease Electronic Test Record System website can be used for customs clearance and can be checked by relevant personnel at the port.
People traveling to the mainland do not need to return to the testing center or testing station to collect paper reports.
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