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China to fully reopen borders with Hong Kong, Macau

China to fully reopen borders with Hong Kong, Macau

HONG KONG: China said on Friday it will fully restore travel across its borders with Hong Kong and Macau next week, 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.The State Council’s Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office said on Friday that all remaining restrictions would be dropped starting midnight on February 6, with group tours allowed to resume.Limited travel across the border between Hong Kong and mainland China resumed in January after Beijing abruptly axed its isolationist policy.Initially, only 60,000 people were allowed to cross each day in either direction and they were required to show a negative PCR test.Hong Kong leader John Lee said on Friday that the partial reopening had been “orderly, safe and smooth”.Hong Kong’s lengthy separation from its biggest source of growth

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