Travelers wearing face masks with their luggage head to the immigration counter at the departure hall at Lok Ma Chau station following the reopening of crossing border with mainland China, in Hong Kong, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. Hong Kong authorities announced Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, that they will lift a quota on the number of cross-border travelers with China and scrap mandatory COVID-19 PCR testing requirements as both places seek to drive economic growth. (AP Photo/Bertha Wang, File)
HONG KONG: China said it will fully restore travel across its borders with Hong Kong and Macau, dropping Covid testing requirements and daily quotas after a lengthy pandemic separation.
The semi-autonomous cities have both stuck to Beijing’s zero-Covid strategy for nearly three years, splitting families, cutting off tourism and suffocating businesses.
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