OTA currently in force :
Supplementary Information
Residents who intend to visit the country or those who are already there should monitor the situation, exercise caution, attend to personal safety, avoid large gatherings of people and pay attention to local announcements on the latest situation. Residents should also avoid all travel to the Sinai Peninsula. Residents in Egypt who need assistance may call the 24-hour hotline of the Assistance to Hong Kong Residents Unit of the Immigration Department at (852) 1868, call the 1868 hotline using network data or use the 1868 Chatbot via the Immigration Department Mobile Application, send message to the 1868 WhatsApp assistance hotline, send message to the 1868 WeChat assistance hotline or submit the Online Assistance Request Form, or contact the Chinese Embassy in Egypt at consular protection hotline: (20) 2-27363556.
Assistance to Hong Kong Residents Unit – Online Assistance Request Form
- There were reports that on 27 October 2023, drones had impacted in the Egyptian towns of Taba and Nuweiba, resulting in injuries.
- On 4 August 2019, an explosion occurred in Central Cairo, resulting in casualties.
- On 19 May 2019, an explosion hit a tour bus in Giza, resulting in injuries involving tourists.
- On 18 February 2019, an explosion occurred in Cairo, resulting in casualties.
- On 28 December 2018, a roadside bomb hit a tour bus in Giza, resulting in casualties involving tourists.
- On 2 November 2018, gunmen attacked a bus carrying Christians in Minya Province, resulting in casualties.
- On 24 November 2017, a bomb and gun attack on a mosque occurred in the Sinai Peninsula, resulting in serious casualties.
- On 26 May 2017, gunmen attacked buses carrying Christians in Minya Province, resulting in serious casualties.
- On 9 April 2017, bomb attacks occurred at churches in Tanta and Alexandria respectively, resulting in serious casualties.
- In early December 2016, a number of bomb attacks occurred in Cairo, resulting in serious casualties.
- On 31 October 2015, a flight from Sharm el Sheikh of Egypt to St Petersburg of Russia crashed in northern Sinai. It was reported that the crash was caused by an explosive device.
- On 20 August 2015, a state security building in northern Cairo was hit by a car bomb, causing damage and injuries.
- On 11 July 2015, a car bomb went off in front of the Italian consulate in Cairo, causing damage and casualties.
- On 1 July 2015, a wave of attacks on soldiers in the Sinai Peninsula occurred, resulting in serious casualties.
- On 29 June 2015, the Prosecutor General of Egypt was assassinated in a Cairo car bombing.
- On 10 June 2015, a suicide bomb exploded at the Temple of Karnak in Luxor, a popular tourist attraction, resulting in casualties.
- In mid April 2015, a car bomb exploded outside a police station in El-Arish. Separately, a roadside bomb struck an army vehicle at Sheikh Zuweid in northern Sinai, resulting in casualties.
- In late January 2015, protests and violent clashes occurred in Cairo and Alexandria, resulting in casualties..
- In late November 2014, protests and violent clashes occurred in Cairo's Tahrir Square, resulting in casualties.
- In mid November 2014, a small bomb exploded in a train carriage on the Cairo Metro, resulting in injuries.
- In late October 2014, a bomb attack occurred at an army checkpoint in North Sinai, resulting in serious casualties.
- In late September 2014, a bomb attack occurred near Egyptian Foreign Ministry in Cairo, resulting in casualties.
- Current OTA issued on : 04 May 2023, 17:00
Registration for Outbound Travel Information (ROTI)
Before departing Hong Kong, residents may register via ROTI their travel itineraries and contact details to receive updates on OTA and related information. The Immigration Department may contact and assist the registrants in an emergency.