Hong Kong will end some of its last major COVID rules, scrapping gathering limits to vaccination checks and testing for travellers.
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The changes are based on a high immunity level in the city, sufficient medicine, experience of handling COVID among health-care workers, an improved emergency response system and better awareness among residents, Lee said. “The above mentioned changes are strongly pushing Hong Kong to recover.” At the briefing, Lee said that he’s aiming to come to an agreement with mainland authorities and ask for approval from the central government by mid-January. The reopening will be gradual, he said.
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