Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng pointed out that according to its standards, the central government would only classify Hong Kong as a Covid-19 low-risk area if no new local cases have been confirmed for 14 consecutive days.
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Hong Kong residents returning to the city from Guangdong or Macao will be exempt from undergoing quarantine from 23 November, as long as they test negative for COVID-19 and register with the Hong Kong government in advance.
The government could announce as soon as today that Hong Kong people living in Guangdong and Macao can be exempted from quarantine after returning to Hong Kong.
The first conference of the International Science, Technology and Innovation Forum (ISTIF) of the Boao Forum of Asia (BFA) attracted a lot of overseas sci-tech experts because a lot of “frontier issues” in the global technology field would be discussed.
Certain foreigners – non-resident workers, spouses or offspring of a Macao resident, or those who’ve been admitted to local tertiary institutions – can now apply for exemptions from Macao’s months-long ban on foreign nationals entering Macao, provided they enter the city from mainland China.
Hong Kong police launched a hotline on Thursday inviting residents to report breaches of the national security law in Hong Kong via various channels such as WeChat and email.
The world’s longest sea-crossing in southern China is set to celebrate its second anniversary on Saturday with less than one-tenth of the expected traffic flow.
Woman was arrested for buying an Exit-Entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao (informally known as “two-way permit”) from two people near Gongbei checkpoint and blackmailing the permit’s owner for money.
Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng underlined on Sunday that for the time being the Macao government will not discuss with any countries and regions the possible setting-up of travel bubbles.