{"id":7987,"date":"2020-07-09T23:38:31","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T23:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=7987"},"modified":"2026-04-24T03:45:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T06:45:22","slug":"special-macau-hk-ferry-to-end-service-july-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/special-macau-hk-ferry-to-end-service-july-16","title":{"rendered":"Special Macau-HK ferry to end service July 16"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>About 1,267 people have returned to the city on the special transport service while 670 left for Hong Kong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Macau.- The special ferry service connecting Macau with Hong Kong International Airport to bring back locals will be terminated on July 16 as scheduled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has denied the possibility of extending the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also noted that the recent surge in Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong could mean the reintroduction of quarantine measures and other restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ferry service <strong><em><a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/almost-900-to-return-to-macau-on-special-ferries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">began on June 17<\/a><\/em><\/strong> for a month, also taking Macau residents to HK without having to undergo a 14-day quarantine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1,684 people registered to return to Macau on the ferry and 1,267 have already done so. The service has also been used by 670 people to leave the city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About 1,267 people have returned to the city on the special transport service while 670 left for Hong Kong.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7989,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The special ferry service connecting Macau with Hong Kong International Airport, designed to facilitate resident travel without quarantine, is scheduled to terminate on July 16, with the Macau Government Tourism Office denying any extension. This decision, coupled with a surge in COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong, signals potential reintroduction of quarantine measures and further travel restrictions. The cessation of this service impacts regional mobility and underscores ongoing public health challenges.","focusai_entities":"Macau Government Tourism Office, MGTO","focusai_location":"Macau, Hong Kong","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.7), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), journalist_researcher (0.8)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Outlook Impact","query":"What is the revised Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) outlook for Macau's concessionaires in H2 2022, factoring in the sustained travel restrictions and potential reintroduction of quarantine protocols impacting key feeder markets?"},{"label":"Operator Capital Allocation","query":"How will the continued suppression of cross-border mobility influence the capital allocation strategies and operational expenditure adjustments for integrated resort operators in Macau?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[1619,257],"class_list":["post-7987","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\/7987","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=7987"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7987\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8020,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7987\/revisions\/8020"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}