Is Hong Kong safe in 2026?
Hong Kong scores 83.0/100 on the live safety index — generally safe. The main pressure on the score comes from political instability, internet freedom, natural disasters. The score has been stable for 8 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 83.0/100).
83.0 /100generally safe
30-day trend
Hong Kong's score fell by −2.5 over the last 30 days (85.5 → 83.0).
Threat breakdown
| Category | Pressure | Score / cap |
|---|---|---|
| Political instability | 8.5 / 15 | |
| Internet freedom | 1.4 / 7 | |
| Natural disasters | 0.8 / 5 | |
| Economy | 1.1 / 8 | |
| Sanctions | 0.4 / 4 | |
| Military conflict | 3.2 / 30 | |
| Crime | 1.4 / 15 | |
| Ecology | 0.1 / 1 | |
| Public health | 0.0 / 3 | |
| Nuclear risk | 0.1 / 12 |
Higher category scores mean more threat pressure; each category is capped by its weight in the 0–100 index. How scores are computed.
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 83.0/100. That advisory was last revised Nov 27, 2024, 643 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
- Man held after laundry capsules dumped into pond, killing catfish and injuring turtles
- Hong Kong issues red rainstorm warning as morning and whole-day classes suspended
- ‘Squeezed further’: calls for SME energy subsidies as power fuel surcharges soar
- Hong Kong power firms to raise fuel charges from September amid geopolitical tensions
- Beijing slams West for criticising Hong Kong court verdict in Tiananmen vigil case
- Streaming site pulls Chainsmoker Cat series in Hong Kong over breach of ad rules
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 83.0/100 (generated )
Weather and political tensions create limited pressure, but no major safety shift is evident.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 83.0 | — | |
| Macao | 90.0 | +7.0 | |
| Taiwan | 74.3 | −8.7 | |
| Vietnam | 81.6 | −1.4 | |
| Laos | 78.7 | −4.2 | |
| Philippines | 70.8 | −12.1 |