Hong Kong to remove Covid hotel quarantine policy from next week

 

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Hong Kong will remove its COVID-19 hotel quarantine policy for all arrivals from Sept. 26, more than 2.5 years after it was first imposed.

All international arrivals will be able to return home or to accommodation of their choice but will have to self-monitor for three days after entering the city, the government said on Friday. People will be allowed to go to work or school but will not be allowed to enter bars or restaurants for three days. A pre flight PCR test which was required for travellers to Hong Kong 48 hours before flying will be replaced by a Rapid Antigen Test.

“We are aiming in one single direction of allowing people to come with more convenience and they are allowed to go about their activities with maximum possibilities,” Chief Executive John Lee said at a press briefing.

All international arrivals currently spend three days in a self-paid hotel followed by four days of self-monitoring where they are allowed to move around the city.