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🇭🇰 Hong Kong · Before you go

Packing list in Hong Kong

A packing checklist for Hong Kong, filtered by the season you arrive in. Ticks are saved on this device, so you can come back to it.

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For Hong Kong

Season you arrive

Documents

Passport, with at least six months left on it
Visa or residence paperwork, printed and saved offline
Health or travel insurance documents
Certified copies of birth or marriage certificates, if family is coming
Degree certificates and employment references, originals and scans (visa applications ask for both)
Marriage and birth certificates for dependants

Tech

An unlocked or dual-SIM phone
Power bank
Laptop and charger
Type G plug adapters (three square pins, 220V) (the same plug as the UK)

Apps

Octopus and MTR Mobile installed
MyObservatory installed, with warnings switched on

Health

Prescription medication for the first three months, with the prescription
Antihistamines and a basic first-aid kit
Private health insurance documents, or your employer's plan details (public care is subsidised only once you hold an HKID)
Mosquito repellent

Clothing

Light layers
Shoes you can walk a city in
One set of interview or office clothes

Money

A card with no foreign transaction fees
Enough local cash for the first day
Three months' rent in an account you can move from quickly (two months' deposit plus one in advance is normal)

Home

Your lease, flat photos and landlord contact saved offline

Packing for Hong Kong · Autumn0/230% packed.

Documents0/6
Tech0/4
Apps0/2
Health0/4
Clothing0/3
Money0/3
Home0/1

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