China’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office said that cross border travel between the mainland, Hong Kong and Macau would fully resume from Feb. 6, dropping existing quotas and scrapping a mandatory COVID-19 test that was required before traveling.
FILE PHOTO: People line up at a government office for entry and exit matters which provides services including making or renewing passports or permits to go to Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, after China reopened borders, in Beijing, China January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Yew Lun TianHONG KONG — China said on Friday that cross border travel between the mainland, Hong Kong and Macau would fully resume from Feb.
Group tours between China and its two special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau would resume, while the number of customs checkpoints open will return to pre-pandemic levels, China’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office said in a statement on its website.Even after China reopened its borders to the world on Jan. 8, a quota system and COVID testing requirement remained for travelers between the mainland and Hong Kong. Three of Hong Kong’s border checkpoints have not yet reopened.
China’s announcement came a day after Hong Kong launched a promotion campaign including 500,000 free flights to lure back visitors, businesses and investors to the financial hub after more than three years of tough COVID curbs.
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