Compulsory COVID19 Testing for Staff at Hong Kong International Airport

(31 Oct 2021) Four dedicated COVID19 testing centres are being set up at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) for airport staff who are subject to the requirements stipulated in the Government's compulsory testing notice issued today.

The Government's notice requires that any person who is at any time during the period from 4 to 25 February 2021, employed by the Government, any statutory body, any company, or engaged under a hire-of-service contract with the aforementioned organisations or companies, with his or her usual place of service in the airport area; and intends to work or provide hired service in the airport area as his or her usual place of service at any time during the period from 1 to 31 March 2021, must undergo a PCR nucleic acid test for COVID19 between 4 - 25 February 2021.

The four testing centres are being be set up at North and South Transition Deck at Terminal 1, South Commercial Carpark, and Temporary Truck Park at the airport. They will operate from 4 to 25 February 2021.

Airport staff must obtain a Test Registration Form from their employers and present the form at the centres in order to take the test free-of-charge. Bookings can be made online, here.

Airport staff who have the Test Registration Form can also get tested free-of-charge at the Government's Community Testing Centres from 4 to 25 February, or arrange at their own cost to carry out the test at a laboratory recognised by the Government.

After the one-off compulsory test, voluntary regular tests will be available from March onwards for specific groups of airport staff, including relevant persons carrying out quarantine procedures for arriving passengers, staff handling cold chain logistics and aircraft cabin cleaners at HKIA.

Apart from the compulsory testing and voluntary regular testing for specific groups, airport staff can also visit the designated counters at aisle H in Terminal 1 to collect and return deep throat saliva specimen collection packs for voluntary COVID19 test provided by the Government free-of-charge. This service will continue for all airport staff.

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