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Jan 1, 2023 | 12:21 pm
#17
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 2,608
Self test prior to departure ?
Per this link not supervised self testing is accepted
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/12/30/ex...-restrictions/
Do you all understand the same ?
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/12/30/ex...-restrictions/
Do you all understand the same ?
Jan 1, 2023 | 12:23 pm
#18
Join Date: Jun 2020
Programs: FlyingBlue
Posts: 3,255
Per this link not supervised self testing is accepted
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/12/30/ex...-restrictions/
Do you all understand the same ?
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/12/30/ex...-restrictions/
Do you all understand the same ?
Jan 3, 2023 | 12:16 am
#21
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: CRK MNL
Programs: CX Gold, OWS, Accor Plat
Posts: 1,550
Jan 3, 2023 | 4:55 am
#23
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 2,608
Still confused & surprised that they accept a self RAT test without supervision
Does check in staff worldwide aware of that ?
Also if you fly back from Hong Kong to the US, do you need to make a test to comply with new US customs entry requirement ?
Does check in staff worldwide aware of that ?
Also if you fly back from Hong Kong to the US, do you need to make a test to comply with new US customs entry requirement ?
Jan 3, 2023 | 8:36 am
#24
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Shanghai
Posts: 46,385
Also if you fly back from Hong Kong to the US, do you need to make a test to comply with new US customs entry requirement ?
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019...travelers.html
If you plan to travel by air to the United States from China, Hong Kong, or Macau, you will need to get a COVID-19 viral test no more than 2 days before your flight. You must show your negative result to the airline before you board your flight.
Jan 4, 2023 | 7:49 pm
#26
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Earth. Residency:HKG formerly:YYZ
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I have used the CTC $240 travel test with certificate 3X during the previous "test required to enter Canada" without any issue.
Jan 5, 2023 | 12:23 am
#27
Join Date: Jun 2020
Programs: FlyingBlue
Posts: 3,255
Are there any labs in HK that provide antigen tests (with report) for less than $240? In most of the world, it's easy to find RATs for cheaper than PCR, but the few labs I saw clearly set their price early in the pandemic, at $500+ for a RAT.
So thanks to the price cap on PCRs, it looks cheaper to do a PCR than a RAT these days - unless some locations updated their price accordingly.
Jan 5, 2023 | 1:05 am
#28
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 3,285
CTC is $150 for a PCR test so long as you can wait 24 hours for the results.
One concern is whether the new 60,000/day quota for crossing the border -- all requiring a PCR test -- will swamp the CTCs, and make booking a test difficult.
One concern is whether the new 60,000/day quota for crossing the border -- all requiring a PCR test -- will swamp the CTCs, and make booking a test difficult.
Jan 5, 2023 | 1:09 am
#29
Join Date: Jun 2020
Programs: FlyingBlue
Posts: 3,255
Aside from CTCs being probably swamped starting next week, my main concern is that I'd rather have a RAT than a PCR before flying back to Europe.
You never know what kind of hell can break loose when a PCR turns out ever so slightly positive....
You never know what kind of hell can break loose when a PCR turns out ever so slightly positive....
Jan 6, 2023 | 4:18 am
#30
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I am flying to HK on Jan. 9. It's been 5 years since I visited HK.
Will HK authority really check the self Rapid test?
Will HK authority really check the self Rapid test?