Tsim Sha Tsui street, Hong Kong.

Hong Kong eases Covid restrictions

India-Jayne Trainor, 15.12.2022

The region, which has imposed some of the strictest entry requirements during the pandemic, has finally eased many of its restrictions.

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On Tuesday, December 13, the Hong Kong government announced that residents would no longer need to present their government health pass to enter venues, and overseas visitors are now allowed to visit bars, restaurants and museums as soon as they arrive in the country. Prior to this, Hong Kong has a variety of quarantine periods which were scrapped in September; however, it was then mandated that travellers were allowed to enter but could not visit any of these establishments for at least three days after entering Hong Kong, subject to negative Covid tests. Both residents and tourists were required to show a government health pass on the ‘LeaveHomeSafe’ app.

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