Is Hong Kong safe in 2026?

Hong Kong scores 81.1/100 on the live safety index — generally safe. The main pressure on the score comes from political stability, internet freedom, natural disasters. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 82.7/100).

30-day trend

Hong Kong's score changed by −0.5 over the last 22 days (81.6 → 81.1) — within normal day-to-day noise. No single event moved the index.

Risk factors

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Conflict & War

1.0/34.1 safety points.

Nuclear threats & incidents

Nuclear index: 1.0/100. Does not affect the Safety Index.

Our index tracks nuclear weapons development, tests, radiation incidents and threats to use nuclear weapons. It also includes explicitly threatened countries. This is our own index, not a probability of nuclear war.

Official travel advisory

2 Exercise Increased Caution

The U.S. State Department places Hong Kong at Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution. Our live index reads 81.1/100. That advisory was last revised Nov 27, 2024, 688 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.

Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Nov 27, 2024. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.

Latest recorded events

• Hong Kong housewife gets 3 months in psychiatric institution over seditious posters
  Political · severity 4/10 · South China Morning Post · Oct 16, 2026 07:35 UTC
• Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority appeals for liver donor for boy, 13
  Health · severity 4/10 · South China Morning Post · Oct 15, 2026 18:08 UTC
• Hong Kong bus operators seek fare hikes of up to 17.7% amid fuel price surge
  Economy · severity 2/10 · South China Morning Post · Oct 14, 2026 06:40 UTC
• Hong Kong renews TV station licences with push for ‘telling good stories’
  Political · severity 3/10 · South China Morning Post · Oct 13, 2026 13:30 UTC
• Hong Kong records 21 mpox cases since August, high-risk groups urged to get jabs
  Health · severity 3/10 · South China Morning Post · Oct 10, 2026 10:06 UTC
• Hong Kong national security police charge man over seditious social media posts
  Political · severity 4/10 · South China Morning Post · Oct 9, 2026 04:17 UTC

24-hour forecast

Trend: stable · projected score 82.7/100 (generated Oct 15, 2026 23:00 UTC)

Recent health and economic concerns are insufficient for a material 24-hour shift.

Compared with nearby countries

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