reader Posted April 28, 2020 Posted April 28, 2020 From South China Morning Post Hong Kong will ease quarantine restrictions on travellers from mainland China, providing exemptions for school pupils crossing the border daily and any arrivals from the north deemed economically important, the city’s health chief says. However, details of the policy were still being ironed out, officials said. The decision was made as the city recorded no new coronavirus cases for a third day in a row on Tuesday. It was the fifth time in nine days there were no new infections, with the total number of cases still at 1,037. Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan Siu-chee told a press conference that measures were being relaxed because the city government was satisfied the Covid-19 crisis on the mainland was largely under control. Apart from cross-border students and related personnel, the other exempted group would be businesspeople, including those who had “manufacturing operations or business activities or provided professional services, and their travelling is considered to be in the interests of Hong Kong’s economic development”, Chan said. Despite those adjustments, Chan also announced the extension of immigration restrictions on general visitors by one month to June 7, and the requirement for arrivals to report their health and travel history would be extended to August 31. Quote
PeterRS Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 Hong Kong has now announced that its 14 day mandatory quarantine for those from eligible countries has been extended to December 31. https://loyaltylobby.com/2020/07/24/hong-kong-extends-mandatory-14-day-arrivals-quarantine-through-the-end-of-2020/ Quote
