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18 August 2021
ENTRY INTO ITALY. ELIMINATION OF SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENT FOR VACCINATED PERSONS COMING FROM HONG KONG AND MACAO. (31 AUGUST 2021)

ENTRY INTO ITALY. ELIMINATION OF SELF-ISOLATION REQUIREMENT FOR VACCINATED PERSONS COMING FROM HONG KONG AND MACAO. (31 AUGUST 2021) Starting from today August 31, travellers who have stayed in the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions in the last 14 days can enter Italy without undergoing self-isolation if they present the followings at boarding […]

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17 August 2021
HONG KONG: UPDATE ON THE LIST OF HIGH-RISK PLACES (20 AUGUST 2021)

Starting from midnight on Friday August 20, 2021, 15 countries, including France, Greece, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, will be upgraded to high-risk places (Group A specified places). The list of the three risk-based groups is available at coronavirus.gov.hk. Hong Kong residents who have been in one of these countries […]

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12 August 2021
PUBLIC BID FOR SPONSORSHIP OF ITALIA MIA FESTIVAL 2021

The Consulate General coordinates and promotes Italia Mia Festival, a no-profit partnership launched in 2019 between the Consulate General of Italy in Hong Kong, the Italian Cultural Institute and the Italian Chamber of Commerce, celebrating Italian culture and lifestyle in Hong Kong and Macau from October to November. The 2021 edition of Italia Mia will […]

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22 June 2021
GOVERNMENT PLANS TO SHORTEN COMPULSORY QUARANTINE FOR VACCINATED PERSONS ARRIVING AT HONG KONG

The Hong Kong Government announced on June 21st a phased-plan to shorten the compulsory quarantine period for fully vaccinated travellers from fourteen (14) to seven (7) days. From June 30, residents arriving at Hong Kong who have stayed in countries considered medium or high risk (including Italy) in the last 14 days before the date […]

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11 June 2021
EXPANSION OF COVID-19 VACCINATION PROGRAMME TO CHILDREN AGED 12 – 15

Starting from 9am today (June 11), it is possible to book the BioNTech vaccination appointment for children between the ages of 12 and 15. Reservations can be made through the online booking system on the designated website of the Vaccination Programme (www.covidvaccine.gov.hk) for receiving BioNTech vaccination at 24 Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) across the territory […]

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7 May 2021
LAUNCH OF PRENOT@MI THE NEW BOOKING SYSTEM FOR CONSULAR SERVICES AND VISAS

We are pleased to inform you that starting 14 June 2021, PRENOT@MI https://prenotami.esteri.it will be the new booking website for consular services and visas. Reservations made on the current Booking Online website for dates after 14/06/2021 are confirmed. Users already registered on the Booking Online website will need to create a new account on PRENOT@MI […]

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26 January 2021
CALLS FOR TEMPORARY STAFF RECRUITMENT IN THE CONSULAR / VISA SECTION AND COMMUNICATION / SECRETARIAT SECTION

CALLS FOR TEMPORARY STAFF RECRUITMENT IN THE CONSULAR – VISA SECTION AND COMMUNICATION – SECRETARIAT SECTION   – CONSULAR / VISA SECTION RECRUITMENT NOTICE APPLICATION FORM   – COMMUNICATION / SECRETARIAT SECTION RECRUITMENT NOTICE APPLICATION FORM      

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9 December 2020
The Hong Kong Government further tightens social distancing measures and extends expiry dates of Regulations under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance.

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Hong Kong Government further tightens social distancing measures and extends expiry dates of Regulations under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance. Starting from tomorrow, 10th of December for a period of 14 days until 23rd of December, the following measures will be implemented: 1) Group gathering limit of […]

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22 September 2020
[Italian only] Promozione della lingua italiana all’estero: nuova Circolare ministeriale sugli enti gestori/promotori

Allo scopo di adeguare gli interventi a favore della promozione della lingua e cultura italiana all’estero. Il D.Lgs. 64/2017 delinea un sistema integrato della formazione italiana nel mondo, comprensivo di scuole statali, scuole paritarie, scuole non paritarie, scuole straniere in cui si insegna italiano, corsi di lingua e cultura e lettorati. Alla luce del predetto […]

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21 August 2020
[Italian only] PAGAMENTO DELLE PENSIONI ALL’ESTERO: NUOVE DISPOSIZIONI RELATIVE ALL’ACCERTAMENTO DELL’ESISTENZA IN VITA PER GLI ANNI 2020 E 2021

L’INPS, in considerazione dell’evoluzione epidemiologica del contagio da Covid-19, in molti Paesi ancora particolarmente critica, ha condiviso con Citibank alcune modifiche alla programmazione del processo di verifica dell’esistenza in vita dei pensionati che riscuotono all’estero. Tale programmazione era gia’ stata comunicata in precedenza dallo scrivente Ufficio con il messaggio in riferimento. Le iniziative messe in […]

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