Carrie Lam: No quarantine for mainland-based HK residents starting Nov; five Covid-19 cases on Tues (Oct 26)


Pedestrians cross a road that runs along fresh produce street markets in Hong Kong on Tuesday (Oct 27). Thew Hong Kong govt said there were five Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, all were imported ones - AFP

HONG KONG, Oct 27 (China Daily/ANN): Starting next month, Hong Kong residents on the mainland will be allowed to return home without the need to undergo a mandated 14-day quarantine, Chief Executive (CE) Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced on Tuesday, the same day the city further relaxed social-distancing curbs.

Limited returnee quotas will be offered at the beginning of the scheme’s launch as currently only two land checkpoints at Shenzhen Bay and Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge are in operation, she told reporters before an Executive Council meeting.

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