increase in Covid-19 cases<\/a><\/em><\/strong> in several cities. <\/p>\n\n\n\nThe extension was made official on Wednesday, with a publication in the city\u2019s Official Gazette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now Hong Kong ID holders that qualify for the city\u2019s so-called \u2018Return2hk\u2019 system are exempt from the extended quarantine rule, but any Hong Kong ID holders working in Macau will have to quarantine when entering Macau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asia is currently living what health experts are calling a \u201cfourth wave\u201d of Covid-19 infections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The measure was due to end in December but has been extended until March 2021 due to a continued rise in Covid-19 cases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12607,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Hong Kong authorities have extended the mandatory 14-day quarantine for arrivals from Macau, mainland China, Taiwan, and all overseas locations until March 2021, citing a sustained increase in Covid-19 cases. This official gazette publication, while exempting 'Return2hk' qualifiers, mandates quarantine for Hong Kong ID holders entering Macau, thereby prolonging significant cross-border mobility constraints impacting regional economic activity.","focusai_entities":"","focusai_location":"Hong Kong, Macau, China, Taiwan, Asia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.7), operator_casino (1.0), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.85), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Macau GGR Forecast","query":"What is the projected impact of this extended quarantine on Macau's Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) and Net Gaming Revenue (NGR) for Q1 2021, and how might this affect operator EBITDA margins and capital allocation strategies?"},{"label":"Operator Strategic Response","query":"How are major Macau concessionaires adjusting their capital expenditure plans, operational strategies, and workforce management in response to prolonged travel restrictions and reduced visitor volumes?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[1619,257],"class_list":["post-12605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-hong-kong","tag-macau"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12605"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12625,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12605\/revisions\/12625"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}