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TIPS WHEN TRAVELING

• Always inform your family and someone in Hong Kong prior to departure.
Remember to give them a copy of your contact information if available.
• Check for travel or health warnings issued for your destination. Get proper
immunization if necessary.
• Ensure that you have all the travel documents, visas and entry permits
required for entry to your destination before departure.
• Purchase travel insurance for the entire duration of your trip.
• Store your money, travel documents and other valuables in a safe place.
• Make photocopies of travel documents and keep them separately when
you travel.
• If possible, check the contact details of your country’s consulate/embassy
as well as the local emergency number at your travel destination.

LOST OR STOLEN PASSPORTS
TRAVELING Should your passport or travel document be lost or stolen in Hong Kong,

follow the procedures below:
• Immediately file a report of the stolen document to the Hong Kong Police
Force online and keep a print out of this on hand.
• Inform your consulate in Hong Kong and apply for a new passport. If
your consulate is not situated in Hong Kong, you will have to contact the
nearest consulate overseas and liaise with them. Remember, you will not
be allowed to leave Hong Kong without your travel documents.
• Obtain a testimonial from the HKUST Academic Registry as proof of your
student status at HKUST.
• Bring your new passport, the testimonial issued by HKUST and the lost
report provided by the Hong Kong Police Force to the Extension Section
at The Hong Kong Immigration Department to apply for a transfer of the
endorsement of your student visa to your new passport.

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