Those who test negative for Covid-19 will no longer have to undergo quarantine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Hong Kong.- Authorities in Hong Kong have ended Covid-19 restrictions<\/strong> for arrivals who test negative for Covid-19. The move is part of a larger policy shift ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Hong Kong will also no longer implement the amber health code, which means that visitors who test negative can now be able to move freely. Travellers entering from Macau and mainland China will no longer need to go through Chinese checkpoints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, Hong Kong chief executive John Lee<\/strong> said proof of vaccination will still be required. The news could lead to the resumption of travel between Hong Kong and Macau. Any relaxation could benefit Macau<\/a> as Hong Kong has historically accounted for 15 per cent to 20 per cent of the city\u2019s gaming revenue. The city is undergoing a gradual opening up<\/a> from China\u2019s Zero-Covid policy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Those who test negative for Covid-19 will no longer have to undergo quarantine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":17469,"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 has lifted Covid-19 quarantine requirements and the amber health code for negative arrivals, easing travel restrictions from Macau and mainland China, though vaccination proof remains mandatory. This policy shift, ahead of Lunar New Year, is expected to facilitate the resumption of travel between Hong Kong and Macau, potentially boosting Macau's gaming revenue, which historically saw 15-20% derived from Hong Kong visitors.","focusai_entities":"John Lee","focusai_location":"Hong Kong, Macau, China","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.7), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (1.0), marketing_crm (0.9), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Macau GGR Impact","query":"What is the projected incremental GGR uplift for Macau's gaming operators following the full resumption of travel from Hong Kong, considering historical contribution rates?"},{"label":"Regulatory Harmonization","query":"How might the differing vaccination and health code requirements between Hong Kong, Macau, and mainland China impact the seamless flow of high-value patrons and broader regulatory compliance frameworks?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-777001090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777001090","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\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777001090"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777001090\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777001110,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777001090\/revisions\/777001110"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777001090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777001090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777001090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}