Do Hong Kong passport holders need a visa to visit SV?

Hong Kong SAR ordinary passport holders can enter El Salvador without a pre-arranged visa for tourism, for stays of up to 90 days, but must buy a USD 12 tourist card (tarjeta de turismo) on arrival. Sources conflict on the exact HK channel, so confirm with the Salvadoran consulate before booking. El Salvador classifies foreign nationals into a visa-free group (roughly 120 jurisdictions, 90-day tourist stay) and consular-visa groups (Category B, which includes mainland China, India and Thailand, and Category C, which needs DGME pre-approval). Hong Kong SAR ordinary passports are widely reported by Timatic-based providers (Sherpa, Visit World) to fall in the visa-free group, allowing visa-free tourist entry for up to 90 days; on arrival every visitor must pay USD 12 for a tourist card valid across the CA-4 zone (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua). Note two complications: (1) the destination's own published category lists name mainland China but do not separately name Hong Kong, and (2) Hong Kong's Immigration Department does not list El Salvador among countries with a formal visa-free agreement, and one Wikipedia page states an eVisa is needed. Because of this conflict, travellers should treat the visa-free channel as the working answer but verify with the Salvadoran consulate handling Hong Kong before travel. The CA-4 tourist card limits the cumulative stay to 90 days across all four CA-4 countries, not 90 days each. A passport valid for at least six months, proof of onward travel and sufficient funds are expected at the border.