Arrival and Transportation
Before Arrival
Participants are advised to buy relevant medical and travel insurance to cover the period of your stay.
Getting to Hong Kong
If you are arriving by air, you will fly to the Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), which is just around 30 minutes from downtown by the MTR. For more information about public transportation to and from the Hong Kong International Airport, please click here.
Travellers from Shenzhen in Mainland China via the Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau checkpoints can take the MTR into town after passing through Hong Kong Immigration.
Due to variations in legislation of different countries, some items considered legal at other points of embarkation or disembarkation can be considered illegal in Hong Kong. Check for the types of items that are prohibited/controlled into or out of Hong Kong at Hong Kong Police Force and Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department.
Getting to The Chinese University of Hong Kong
The EMedIC Global 2021 will be held at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). CUHK is conveniently located at the University Station on the MTR East Rail Line.
![MTR Map](images/mtr_map.png)
If you are travelling from the Hong Kong International Airport, you can take the airport bus A41. The journey is about an hour and costs HK$ 22.3. Take off the bus at Shatin Central Bus Terminal and walk to the Shatin MTR station, which is two stops away from the University MTR Station. You may also take a taxi from the airport to CUHK, the journey takes about 45 minutes and costs around HK$ 320 by red taxi.
Getting to the EMedIC Global 2021 Venue
Room 1122, 11/F, William M.W. Mong Engineering Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong.