Hong Kong aims for January 8 reopening of border with mainland China
Hong Kong is aiming quarantine-free travel with mainland China as early as January 8 to pave the way for a full reopening of the border, the city’s No 2 official has said.
Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki, who is coordinating work across all 15 government bureaus on finalising details with central authorities, said on his weekly blog on Sunday that some checkpoints that had been closed for three years were poised to resume operations.
The latest date is the clearest indication yet from the Hong Kong government on restoring quarantine-free, cross-border travel, after Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu earlier set the mark for mid-January.