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(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee will meet with mainland officials Thursday, as pressure mounts on the finance hub to reopen both its international and Chinese borders. Most Read ...
Hong Kong and Chinese authorities said a meeting on Thursday moved them closer to partially reopening the border between them, as the two governments dig their heels in as among the last in the ...
The Hong Kong government also announced it would start to reopen its border with mainland China, allowing people to travel without quarantine. [222] On 15 March 2023, China opens its borders to foreign tourists after more than three years of restrictions by allowing all categories of visas to be issued. [223]
Hong Kong was one of few countries and territories to pursue a "zero-COVID" elimination strategy, by essentially closing all its borders and, until February 2022, subjecting even mild and asymptomatic cases to hospitalisation, and sometimes isolation extending over several weeks.
The Control Point is also the first border crossing between Hong Kong and Shenzhen that is accessible to both pedestrians and bicycles. [12] Liantang Control Point in Shenzhen became further accessible from October 2020 onwards via an extension of Shenzhen Metro Line 2. [13] [14] It is located very near Liantang Checkpoint station's exit A3. [15]
Singapore will lift border restrictions for travellers from Hong Kong and Macao from 21 August, the multi-ministry taskforce said on Thursday (19 August).
Lee has met with mainland Chinese authorities multiple times to discuss COVID-19 and reopening the Hong Kong - mainland China border without quarantine, both as Chief Secretary and Chief Executive. In September 2021, he led a delegation to Shenzhen for a meeting. [126] He did so again in November 2021, [127] and again in February 2022. [128]
The impact of the novel coronavirus on Hong Kong's tourism sector is unprecedented and the city can hope to start seeing things returning to normal by July, in part by trying to develop new ...