Hong Kong to Ban Non-Residents and Transits Starting Wednesday, 25 March 2020
Jul 28, 2020, 2:13 pm
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Jul 29, 2020, 3:46 am
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It's a bureaucratic technique you often find in China, and perhaps elsewhere. They don't want to come right out and say "No," so they send you off on a goose-chase to track down some additional documents which only the most determined can find. In this case a lab report with your passport number printed on it and a government letter certifying the lab is authorised to conduct the test.
I filed a complaint with the Travel Industry Council regarding Asia Miles Travel Services Limited's refund practices (not compliant with the IATA Handbook). TIC decided I did not have sufficient contractual nexxus with AMTSL (they don't respond to anything in writing), so now I'm before the Travel Agent's Registry, recounting all of my phone calls with TIC and complaining Asia Miles Limited as acted as an unlicensed travel agent.
Aug 20, 2020, 1:34 pm
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Does anyone know whether it's getting easier to enter HKSAR these days for non-residents?
It looks like that planes rotations from Europe to HKIA have been ramping up steadily for the past few weeks.
Five months after shutting down borders to non-residents, I doubt those planes are full of residents coming back and newly-hired employees entering HKSAR...
If there are some loopholes for EU citizens entry I missed and someone here is aware of, I would love to hear about them (nonwithstanding the quarantine issue of course).
It looks like that planes rotations from Europe to HKIA have been ramping up steadily for the past few weeks.
Five months after shutting down borders to non-residents, I doubt those planes are full of residents coming back and newly-hired employees entering HKSAR...
If there are some loopholes for EU citizens entry I missed and someone here is aware of, I would love to hear about them (nonwithstanding the quarantine issue of course).
Aug 20, 2020, 9:11 pm
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Does anyone know whether it's getting easier to enter HKSAR these days for non-residents?
It looks like that planes rotations from Europe to HKIA have been ramping up steadily for the past few weeks.
Five months after shutting down borders to non-residents, I doubt those planes are full of residents coming back and newly-hired employees entering HKSAR...
If there are some loopholes for EU citizens entry I missed and someone here is aware of, I would love to hear about them (nonwithstanding the quarantine issue of course).
It looks like that planes rotations from Europe to HKIA have been ramping up steadily for the past few weeks.
Five months after shutting down borders to non-residents, I doubt those planes are full of residents coming back and newly-hired employees entering HKSAR...
If there are some loopholes for EU citizens entry I missed and someone here is aware of, I would love to hear about them (nonwithstanding the quarantine issue of course).