Tens of thousands of people will be able to travel daily between Hong Kong and China from Sunday in a major easing of pandemic rules that kept the border mostly sealed for almost three years.
HONG KONG, China —
An aerial view shows buildings in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen from Hong Kong on January 4, 2023, ahead of the opening of the border on January 8. The border has been effectively shut for nearly three years while China enforced a zero-Covid strategy of snap lockdowns, travel restrictions and mass testing that battered the world’s second-largest economy. Peter PARKS / AFP
Another estimated 10,000 will be able to enter the mainland by sea, air or bridges without needing to register in advance, he told a news conference. Infections have surged in the world’s most populous nation since then, although the government has stopped releasing data that reliably illustrates the true impact of its outbreak.
Beijing criticised other countries this week for adopting similar measures in response to the mainland’s soaring caseload.
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