Macao will only allow non-resident foreigners to enter when they come from territories without cases of Covid-19 for more than 130 consecutive days, Macao SAR Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said today.
Guangdong
The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) adopted a decision to allow law practitioners in Hong Kong and practising lawyers in Macao to qualify and work as lawyers in nine cities of Guangdong province on a trial basis.
The central government will lift its 14-day quarantine requirement for all arrivals from Macao from tomorrow – meaning that they can enter all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in the mainland without having to undergo quarantine from tomorrow.
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U announced today at a press conference that the Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) will resume for residents of Zhuhai from Wednesday, 12 August.
The local government’s Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced in a statement on Tuesday that from today all those who have entered Guangdong from Macao can now travel within the whole province.
The Guangdong government’s quarantine lifting for arrivals from Macao is applicable to Macao residents and mainlanders as well as Hong Kong people and Taiwan people who live either in Macao or Guangdong and commute between the two regions.
More than 100 university students from the Macao Special Administrative Region have started internships on Hengqin Island of the Zhuhai Special Economic Zone in Guangdong province after a launch ceremony was held earlier this week.
The Hong Kong government on Thursday warned people travelling to Guangdong from Hong Kong that they will now need proof of a recent negative Covid-19 nucleic acid test result if they want to cross the border.
The Guangdong government’s quarantine lifting for arrivals from Macao is only applicable to Macao residents and mainland visitors, while non-resident workers from the mainland are still subject to the current quarantine rules.