Travelers in Hong Kong will only need to serve hotelQuarantine for three days from Friday.
John Lee said at a press conference Monday that the seven-day quark hotel arrangement will be changed to three days in a hotel.
Travelers can stay at home or in a hotel after completing the hotel quark. People can leave their place of residence, but can't enter places where there is active checking of vaccine passes.
Bars, pubs and beauty parlors are included. The people are not allowed to visit specified medical premises during the period.
They can't participate in activities where masks are to be removed. They can enter shopping malls if they test negative on a rapid test.
We have to strike a balance between the two. We want to keep maximum movement of people and keep Hong Kong's competitiveness.
Strict border controls were put in place by Hong Kong to stop the spread of Covid. While most of the world opened up, thousands of people left the Chinese city because of the restrictions.
80% of infections are picked up within three days, according to the secretary for health.
He said at the press conference that an additional four nights in a hotel would affect Hong Kong's connection with the world.
The shares of the airline in Hong Kong jumped.
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