Hong Kong timeline

[Matthewcares]

this is great!
HK Airport transfer service does not include flights to and from China.

have you figured out what what is the best route into Canada yet?

 

[Matthewcares]

I am stressing every possible way I. an bring my family from China to Vancouver, it's so much difficulty.

 

[ryester]

have you figured out what what is the best route into Canada yet?

Not yet, I am very frustrated at this point...

 

[Matthewcares]

is air Canada not flying out of Beijing PEK I see flights available in July

 

[ryester]

is air Canada not flying out of Beijing PEK I see flights available in July

Not sure any more. AC keeps selling the tickets that cannot fly...

 

[steaky]

Not yet, I am very frustrated at this point...

Fly with Cathay Pacific then! You can still book their flights between mainland and YVR but make you sure transit in HKG only.

 

[Matthewcares]

Do Chinese mainland citizen need visa to transit through Hong Kong to go to Vancouver, because my wife just visit Hong Kong once in 2019nfor like one day and she need a visa?

 

[steaky]

No, my inlaws had done this many times in the past. They had an onward ticket / boarding pass. Details here:

https://www.immd.gov.hk/eng/services/visas/overseas-chinese-entry-arrangement.html

 

[ryester]

Fly with Cathay Pacific then! You can still book their flights between mainland and YVR but make you sure transit in HKG only.

nope, just checked with Cathay yesterday, all passengers from mainland China are NOT allowed to transfer in HKG now.

过境要求

由2020年6月1日起，香港国际机场将分阶段逐步恢复转机服务。搭乘国泰航空和国泰港龙航空的乘客在下列情况下将可以过境香港：

• 他们的行程包含在单次预订中，并且
• 与下一趟国泰航空或国泰港龙航空营运航班的转机时间在8小时内

在满足上述两个要求的前提下，由2020年6月1日起，我们将提供香港与营运航班目的地之间的转机服务。

过境限制

在此首阶段不设往返中国内地目的地之过境服务。

所有海空联运服务（大湾区至香港）及空海轮渡服务（香港至大湾区）亦已暂停。


https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/sc...avelling-to-transiting-through-hong-kong.html

 

[ryester]

Do Chinese mainland citizen need visa to transit through Hong Kong to go to Vancouver, because my wife just visit Hong Kong once in 2019nfor like one day and she need a visa?

no, she cannot go through HK airport for transfer service.
过境要求

由2020年6月1日起，香港国际机场将分阶段逐步恢复转机服务。搭乘国泰航空和国泰港龙航空的乘客在下列情况下将可以过境香港：

• 他们的行程包含在单次预订中，并且
• 与下一趟国泰航空或国泰港龙航空营运航班的转机时间在8小时内

在满足上述两个要求的前提下，由2020年6月1日起，我们将提供香港与营运航班目的地之间的转机服务。

过境限制

在此首阶段不设往返中国内地目的地之过境服务。

所有海空联运服务（大湾区至香港）及空海轮渡服务（香港至大湾区）亦已暂停。

https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/sc...avelling-to-transiting-through-hong-kong.html

 

[steaky]

nope, just checked with Cathay yesterday, all passengers from mainland China are NOT allowed to transfer in HKG now.

过境要求

由2020年6月1日起，香港国际机场将分阶段逐步恢复转机服务。搭乘国泰航空和国泰港龙航空的乘客在下列情况下将可以过境香港：

• 他们的行程包含在单次预订中，并且
• 与下一趟国泰航空或国泰港龙航空营运航班的转机时间在8小时内

在满足上述两个要求的前提下，由2020年6月1日起，我们将提供香港与营运航班目的地之间的转机服务。

过境限制

在此首阶段不设往返中国内地目的地之过境服务。

所有海空联运服务（大湾区至香港）及空海轮渡服务（香港至大湾区）亦已暂停。


https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/sc...avelling-to-transiting-through-hong-kong.html

Sad to hear. Let's finger cross the ban will be lifted soon!

 

[Matthewcares]

That is just cathay Pacific policy, and some Hong Kong government policy, I see cathay they don't have flights out of mainland China, you would just need to book a flight with air China to Hong Kong, and have a ticket from Hong Kong using Cathy Pacific to Vancouver,

The following passengers are exempted from entry restrictions:

• Passengers who depart from Mainland China, Taiwan or Macau Special Administrative Region and have not been to other countries/regions in the past 14 days

• Their itinerary is included in a single booking, and
• Transfer time to the next flight operated by Cathay Pacific or Cathay Dragon within 8 hours

could these not work?

 

[Matthewcares]

actually could you not fly cathay from Beijing to Hong Kong to Vancouver that is on a single ticket.

 

[Matthewcares]

I see air China has so many flights to Hong Kong why would it be possible to fly from mainland China to Hong Kong, if mainlander cant fly to Hong Kong why they have flights there?

 

[ryester]

That is just cathay Pacific policy, and some Hong Kong government policy, I see cathay they don't have flights out of mainland China, you would just need to book a flight with air China to Hong Kong, and have a ticket from Hong Kong using Cathy Pacific to Vancouver,

The following passengers are exempted from entry restrictions:

• Passengers who depart from Mainland China, Taiwan or Macau Special Administrative Region and have not been to other countries/regions in the past 14 days

• Their itinerary is included in a single booking, and
• Transfer time to the next flight operated by Cathay Pacific or Cathay Dragon within 8 hours

could these not work?

They do have flight from Beijing->HongKong->Vancouver for about $2000. Beijing HongKong segment is flew by Cathay Dragon.