Hong Kong residents coming back from Macau and Guangdong will not need to undergo quarantine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Hong Kong.- All residents currently in Macau or Guangdong, China, will be allowed back to Hong Kong without having to undergo a 14-day quarantine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There will be a daily quota to control the number of arrivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The scheme will only apply to Hong Kong residents that have been in Macau or Guangdong province for 14 days prior. They will be also asked to present a negative Covid-19 test result issued within 72 hours prior to arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Applications for the\u00a0\u201cEasy Pass\u201d scheme open on November 18. The daily quota will be up to 2,000 via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge checkpoints, and 3,000 Hong Kong from Shenzhen in Guangdong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hong Kong residents that wish to travel out of Hong Kong to Macau, are still subject to Macau\u2019s 14-day quarantine on arrival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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