Valid as of last (mid) week at HKIA from our traveling family members - standard airport X-rays for carryons, quick walk-thru the standard metal detectors, laptop & 1-Qt. ziplock bag out, and cellphone/wallets/coins tossed inside the backpack (small trays available) and it's a very quick, efficient, and a quick sweep with the hand-held airport/courthouse security wand.

There's enough security personnel on hand to help keep their eyes on your belongings as it's passed thru the x-ray and while you are on the very short line queued for the walk-thru.

Probably took 3 or 4 minutes top - same as it was a month ago when I went thru myself, both arriving from/departing to JFK and twice in transit to SGN and PVG. It's a breeze compared to the TSA/CATSA dog & pony show now shown on youtube everywhere.

Process and procedures are so efficient and fast that there's zero needs for an elite, priority or status lane.

For flights departing to the US, there's secondary screening for carryon luggage & passport checks at the boarding gates, which is "secured" from other domestic/international departures due to TSA - but it's a rush job in the form of a "peek-a-poo" screening mostly for 3 oz+ liquid & usually just as quick. (Yes, that bottled juice, sports drink or soda that you just brought inside the secured airside terminal's shops cannot be taken onto the plane, finish it/drink it or dump it - silly but true .....