Taiwan's CDC replied to Hong Kong 01: Hong Kong people traveling to Taiwan must be "0+7" in quarantine and must wear masks when going out

The Mainland Affairs Council of Taiwan announced today (14th) that it will allow Hong Kong and Macau residents to travel to Taiwan independently on the 20th of this month, and simultaneously resume the online visa and cloud stay applications for Hong Kong and Macau residents.

A reporter from "Hong Kong 01" inquired with the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Although Taiwan announced earlier that it will not be mandatory to wear masks indoors from February 20, this regulation does not apply to immigrants.

According to the local anti-epidemic regulations, currently immigrants need to abide by the "0+7 self-epidemic prevention" regulations. They must still wear masks all the time when they go out, and they will not change to follow the local general epidemic prevention guidelines until the ninth day in Taiwan.

The Mainland Affairs Council stated on the 14th that Hong Kong and Macao residents' independent travel to Taiwan will be opened on February 20, 2023, and the online visa and cloud stay applications for Hong Kong and Macao residents will be resumed simultaneously.

Considering the stability and slowdown of the local epidemic situation in Taiwan, in order to promote healthy and orderly communication after the epidemic, in cooperation with Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center to further relax epidemic prevention and control measures since February 20, after a comprehensive assessment, Hong Kong and Macau residents will resume from 9:00 on the 20th Apply in Taiwan.

According to the Mainland Affairs Council's instructions, the online application for temporary stay permits (online visa) for Hong Kong and Macao residents will resume. Those who are qualified can apply for travel to Taiwan through online visa, or go to the "Online Application System for Foreigners" (cloud Application for Stay) Apply for Entry and Exit Permit.

As the local epidemic situation in Taiwan slows down, the regulations for foreigners traveling to Taiwan are being relaxed in stages.

(Taiwan Central Epidemic Command Center)

In addition, the entry control measures for Hong Kong and Macau residents implemented by Taiwan authorities during the epidemic have been cancelled.

Since Hong Kong and Macau residents can already apply for an online visa or cloud stay in Taiwan, the program was opened on November 7 last year, and the measures for visiting Taiwan in groups will no longer be processed, and the application will return to normal.

As for the attention from all walks of life, Taiwan’s official relaxation of the mask order is planned to loosen the indoor mask order on the 20th of this month. Except for the two designated places of “medical care institutions” and “public transportation and specific vehicles”, the wearing of masks is still mandatory, and the rest of the indoor The space is open to the public to decide whether to wear masks.

However, this lifting of the ban does not apply to immigrants. According to Taiwan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s response to "Hong Kong 01", those who enter Taiwan from other places are currently given priority by the "0+7 self-prevention" standard, so going out includes going to work and school During this period, masks should be worn throughout the entire process, which has nothing to do with Taiwan's latest relaxation of the mask policy.

Immigrants will wait until the end of "0+7" before applying the same standards of epidemic prevention as the general public.

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1. When will Taiwan allow Hong Kong and Macao people to travel freely?

The Mainland Affairs Council of Taiwan announced that people from Hong Kong and Macau will be allowed to travel freely from February 20. Before that, people from Hong Kong and Macau could only visit Taiwan in the form of group tourism.

2. Is mandatory testing required after entering Taiwan?

What are the entry epidemic prevention regulations?

Compulsory testing is not required after entering Taiwan.

At present, people entering the country do not need to be quarantined at home, and instead adopt 7 days of self-epidemic prevention.

3. Do I need to wear a mask?

"Hong Kong 01" inquired from the Taiwan government.

Taiwan announced that it will not be mandatory to wear masks indoors from February 20, since inbound passengers must accept the

epidemic prevention regulations, they must wear masks all the time when going out during this period. .