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    Question Is it legal to use a VPN in HK?

    Hello everyone, I'm note sure if it's the right place to ask this question but i will give it a try (let me know if I need to repost elsewhere).

    I will have to go to Hong Kong in a month and I was wondering if it was legal to use a VPN there.

    By delving a little on the Internet, I found sites which mentioned that in China it was not really legal (i.e. this one for example :**snip **- but can I really trust them?)

    However, Hong Kong not being subject to the Great Firewall, I wondered if the rules were the same there?

    On sites like ThebestVPN and Comparitech (which seem to be more than serious), they have a similar article but again, no mention of the situation in Hong Kong ...

    https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn...vpn-hong-kong/

    https://the-bestvpn.com/best-vpn-hong-kong/

    Can someone who has already been there enlighten me?

    Thank you in advance!
    Last edited by Maitoz; 09-06-2020 at 01:35 PM.

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    Re: Is it legal to use a VPN in HK?

    "Yes, VPN is legal in Hong Kong. In fact, a huge number of VPN companies have their servers here. It's not as necessary here as China, as Hong Kong's internet is pretty much the same internet as most other countries (with no blocked sites). You're welcome to use it if you want to stay more anonymous online."

    Is VPN legal in Hong Kong? - Quora

    From Google. No expert myself. I hope the C Virus quietens down though; could be an interesting trip.

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    Re: Is it legal to use a VPN in HK?

    Yes, well, it was the last time I was using one..

    However certain types of encryption are not, or weren't.

    We had an ASA5505 in HK and one in Mainland China, god it was slow but it worked site to site VPN, the ASA was technically illegal as it could use certain encryption that wasnt allowed, even though we used types that were legal..

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    Re: Is it legal to use a VPN in HK?

    YES! VPN Is Legal

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