The Government today announced that a new testing registration code function has been added to the LeaveHomeSafe mobile application to enable the public to fill in personal information in advance.

The new function aims to reduce the time spent on queuing on-site and registration at testing points through a simplified registration process for nucleic acid testing.

The LeaveHomeSafe mobile app's latest 3.4.2 version is available on various mobile application stores. The public can update the app to obtain the testing registration code, which is easy to operate.

People can fill in personal information required for testing registration in advance. A user-designated QR code containing the information will be automatically generated by the system and encrypted for storage in the LeaveHomeSafe mobile app in the user's personal mobile phone. They can then reuse the same QR code for nucleic acid tests thereafter.

When visiting community testing centres or mobile specimen collection stations for testing, or undergoing compulsory testing subject to restriction-testing declarations, people can just present their QR code for scanning by the testing staff on site. This can save time and minimise contact between the two parties.

The Government emphasised that it is entirely a voluntary decision for citizens to obtain the testing registration code.

The information in the testing registration code will be stored solely in the user's personal mobile phone and will not be automatically stored or sent to any government systems or other systems.

The information in the QR code is encrypted, and can only be decrypted and read by scanners provided by the Government.

For enquiries, call 2626 3066 or seek assistance from mobile support stations at MTR stations.