Thousands of travelers crossed mainland China's borders on Sunday for joyful reunions and long-awaited journeys as authorities relaxed restrictions that had both separated families and isolated the country for nearly three years.
that had both separated families and isolated the world's most populous country for nearly three years.
" we wouldn't have been able to pick him up here today, because he would have had to be quarantined before returning home. We are excited that we can see him today," said Yu, moments before her husband walked out of the arrivals to scoop up their son into his arms. "This is his first time to Hong Kong ... I have a full list of food and the places that we want to go," she said, adding that even though her hometown in mainland China is not far from Hong Kong, she had also been limited in how often she could go back to see her family during the pandemic.
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