How long after a tattoo can I donate blood in Hong Kong?
The Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service says it revised the deferral for a tattoo, acupuncture or an ear or body piercing from 6 months to 3 months. Its own page decides.
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- Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service
- Waiting period after a tattoo
- 3 months (permanent and semi-permanent cosmetic tattoos included)
- Waiting period after a piercing
- 3 months (ear or body piercing)
- Date shown on the page
- News item of 10 March 2019
- Source
- Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service: news item on revised donor criteria, read November 5, 2026.
What this page does not cover
It states what the blood service's page says on the date it was read. It does not cover other rules a donation centre may apply, a change made since that date, or any individual case. The blood service's own page and the donation centre decide.
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