Hong Kong Scraps Curbs on Arrivals, Contact Tracing App
- City is speeding up reopening after Beijing dropped Covid Zero
- Cross-border travel seen as biggest boost to city’s economy
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Hong Kong is scrapping some of its last remaining Covid restrictions following China’s rapid shift away from the zero-tolerance approach.
The government will lift a ban on international arrivals going to bars or eating at restaurants, and stop requiring people to scan a QR code on their phones to enter venues, Chief Executive John Lee said at a press conference Tuesday. Some venues will still need proof of vaccination upon entry, he said, without mentioning whether the government intends to remove the mask mandate.