What should I know about washing out in Thailand for 14 days before going to Hong Kong?

Ah. I am usually going/coming from North America. As the saying goes, 2 different people can see the same thing 2 different ways, and both be right. 🙂

@Mitchell ******

I'd say that title goes to Singapore. Hong Kong was a major gateway, but Singapore has always had much more flights to SE Asia and Australia/New Zealand than Hong Kong.

@Brian ********

I’d never heard the term either, but the OP made it clear in her post what it means.

@Stuart ********

HK is one of the hardest places to enter during the pandemic. Formerly, the rule was that if you were from a Group "A" risk country (which was a very large list of countries), you cannot enter Hong Kong if you are not a HK resident without "washing out" for 21 days outside a Group A country. People from Group B-risk countries are allowed in if they have only been in the Group B countries for at least 14 days. But now 8 countries like the US, Canada, France, Australia and the UK are in an even higher category which is completely banned from entry, even for HK residents, unless the person has met the dual rules of having spent 21 days outside those countries AND also 14 days in a Group B country. So in other words, if someone is coming from the US, even if they live in HK, they must spend 21 days outside one of those countries, and also must go to a country like Mexico (or Thailand) and spend 14 days there "washing out" before they are allowed to come to HK, where like all arrivals, they will then have to spend 21 days in a self-paid hotel room quarantine where they must undergo a total of 8 RT-PCR tests during their quarantine. Essentially an American or a Brit or an Australian has to spend a total of 42 days between the washout period and the quarantine period from the time they leave their country until the moment they are free to walk the streets of Hong Kong. Makes Thailand's AQ and Sandbox programs look like a breeze. This is why I have little patience for people who criticize Thailand's minor restrictions. I'm always like, do you realize it would take you 42 days in order to visit HK? So don't complain about 7 days or about a Day 1 and Day 5 test.

Stuart Cumming, a little bit like "crikky" (sp?) or "chuck it in, eh?

@Stuart ********

Ya same here.

@L**

"Wash out " the Covid cooties. A new and enlightening concept for me.

Bigger question: Why try to go to HK or Mainland at this time unless it’s for job or family?

@L**

The term is drying out. Washing out makes no sense.