‘No quarantine for returnees’


Capability to spare: Lam noted that Hong Kong’s testing capacity was not likely to be fully used in the short term, allowing for targeted group testing to be done on the main island, Kowloon, and East as well as West New Territories. — AP

HONG KONG: 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 Carrie Lam announced.

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 yesterday.

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