Hong Kong’s strict pandemic policies, which have been in place for more than two years, triggered an exodus of people and business and threatened the city’s status as a global financial hub.
Hong Kong will ditch its strict hotel quarantine policy for international travelers, the government announced on Friday, marking the end of one of the world’s toughest pandemic containment regimes as the city distances itself from the stringent “zero Covid” policies of mainland China and attempts to restore its status as a global financial hub.
Travelers will also have to take a PCR test upon their arrival and will be required to self-monitor for infection for three days. Travelers will continue to be subject to testing, monitoring and restrictions during these three days, Lee said, and will be prohibited from entering bars and restaurants. Under existing policies, all international arrivals to Hong Kong have to spend three days in hotel quarantine—which they pay for—followed by four days of self-monitoring.The decision to end hotel quarantine for arrivals has been hotly anticipated in Hong Kong and followsefforts from local and international business.
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