Hong Kong to reopen China border for some residents as govt eases Covid-19 rules

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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said some residents from China and the former Portuguese colony of Macau will be allowed to enter the city without undergoing quarantine from September 15, relaxing strict border restrictions to curb Covid-19.

Speaking at her weekly press conference, Lam said the government would let up to a total of 2,000 residents from both places enter the financial hub each day, subject to certain requirements such as a negative Covid-19 test prior to arrival.

Visitors would have to undergo 14 days of quarantine on return to the mainland or Macau.

Read more from Reuters here.

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