China may reopen Hong Kong border in early December International Trade

Initially, the number of visitors would be limited to a few hundred a day, the Hong Kong newspaper reported.

Hong Kong travelers will be allowed to enter mainland China without quarantine from the first week of December, the South China Morning Post reported on Thursday night, citing two unidentified official sources on the mainland.

The number of visitors will initially be limited to “a few hundred a day” and then rise to “a few thousand” in the coming months when dental problems are resolved and a testing and monitoring system is put in place, the newspaper said. , citing one of the officials.

The reopening has been brought forward since the December 17 start date, after being approved by “China’s top leadership levels”.

The accelerated timeline has come after negotiations between Beijing and Hong Kong, and he has preferred to reopen the border with China before anywhere else. China and Hong Kong are maintaining a vision of forty strict systems and zero tolerance for Covid-19.

The strategy has kept cases and deaths low, but has left both places isolated as the world opens up and treats it as an endemic coronavirus. Reopening to China is key to stimulating the flow of people to Hong Kong and is key to the city’s economy.

According to the report, a trial by a Chinese delegation at the Tokyo Olympics will begin at the same time as the three-day visit, which will begin on December 2.

“While the Olympic visit to the mainland has nothing to do with the process of opening borders, we hope that their visit, as well as the pilot opening of the border, can bring a patriotic and resilient spirit to the people of Hong Kong by sharing how athletes are. one of the people.

The Hong Kong Office of the Constitution and Peninsular Affairs did not comment on the SCMP and did not immediately respond to Bloomberg News phone calls and emails.