Travellers may now isolate in Hong Kong and then enter China quarantine-free. Read more at straitstimes.com.
HONG KONG - Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee has secured China's preliminary support for a"reverse quarantine" programme to boost travel into the mainland, after two years of strict Covid-19 border controls throttled ties.
He said at a Thursday news briefing that officials from neighbouring Guangdong province expressed support for travellers to isolate in Hong Kong and then enter China quarantine-free during a virtual meeting.Currently, those crossing Hong Kong's border into China must quarantine in a hotel for seven days, followed by three days of home surveillance.
Mr Lee had planned to travel to Guangdong this week for in-person talks, but Covid-19 surges on both sides of the border led the meetings to be held virtually.Mr Lee has faced pressure to balance reopening internationally and with the mainland. Hong Kong's economy is set to contract for the third time in four years, as isolating pandemic policies weigh on growth.Mr Lee called the former British colonyat the Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong on Wednesday.
"The central government fully supports Hong Kong in carrying out more extensive exchanges and close cooperation with the rest of the world," he said. BLOOMBERG
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