MUST HAVE mobile app when in Hong Kong

Hong Kong perhaps still has the strictest restrictions and guidelines in its effort to control and minimize the spread of the virus in the city. Believe it or not, You can now travel to Hong Kong for leisurely purposes provided that you are eligible to enter the city. To know the latest travel advisories and requirements check the Hong Kong Tourism website.

Say, you are brave enough and have the patience to go through the 7 days of compulsory hotel quarantine, and a series of RAT and PCR tests, What’s the MUST-HAVE mobile application you should have on your mobile phone when in Hong Kong?

All Hong Kong residents and non-residents are required to download the Leave Home safe app on their mobile phones.

LEAVE HOME SAFE APP | HOW TO USE | HOW DOES IT WORK | WHERE TO USE | WHERE TO DOWNLOAD

leave home safe app in Hong Kong

Photo: GovHK.

LEAVE HOME SAFE APP

All Hong Kong residents or non-residents are required to have the app on their mobile phones and scan the QR code of every establishment that they visit.

LeaveHomeSafe is a digital contact tracing app launched by the Hong Kong Government conducts contact tracing and mass surveillance in Hong Kong. It is used to record visits, Report confirmed or positive cases, received exposure notification, and use it to store you electronic vaccination record.

HOW TO USE

  • No registration is required. The app can be used right away.

• When entering a venue, scan the venue QR code. The visit records will be stored locally on your mobile phone which will not be sent to Government systems or other IT systems.

• Press "Leave Now" when you leave the venue

HOW DOES IT WORK

  • Visit records are encrypted and stored on your mobile phone (automatically erased after 31 days)

  • In an unfortunate event of infection, the user is required to submit their visit records to CHP to assist in epidemiological investigations.

  • If a user has visited the same venue that a confirmed patient has visited at about the same time, the user will receive an exposure notification from the app.

WHERE TO USE

Public Venues

• Government and public organisation buildings and facilities

• Public and social welfare organisations

• Community facilities, e.g. community centres, cultural and leisure venues, sports facilities, etc.

• Public works and construction sites, transportation and related facilities

• Public rental estate and related facilities

• Education institution venues

• Hospitals and clinics

• Others

Private Venues

• Food and beverage venues

• Non-government organisations and residential buildings

• Stores and shopping malls

• Sports, recreation and leisure facilities

• Hair salons, massage establishments and beauty parlours

• Hotels and guesthouses

• Bank branches and financial institutions

• Franchised bus and passenger service

• Hospitals and clinics

DOWNLOAD NOW

Leave home safe app is available to download from apple store, google play and HUAWEI AppGallery

Hello Hong KongHello! Hong Kong