Pandemic rules slashed after a similar move by mainland China despite surge in Covid cases
28 December 2022 - 16:38Hong Kong CEO John Lee and health secretary Lo Chung-mau arrive for a press conference in Hong Kong, December 28 2022. Picture: PAUL YEUNG/BLOOMBERG
The city will also no longer require inbound travellers to take two PCR tests after arriving, but recommends they take rapid tests on their fifth day in the city. While the new rules mean Hong Kong has done away with almost all of its major pandemic curbs — a mask mandate and daily rapid tests for kindergartens and primary schools remain — the incremental pace of loosening stands in stark contrast to the abrupt U-turn on Covid-19 Zero in mainland China. It’s also put the city on track to open up to the mainland just as China grapples with the world’s biggest outbreak, and a growing list of overseas locations grow anxious about infections spreading.
At the briefing, Lee said that he aims to come to an agreement with mainland authorities and ask for approval from the central government by mid-January. The reopening will be gradual, he said. During January, Taiwan will require people travelling from mainland China to take a PCR test after arrival.
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