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China to reopen borders with Hong Kong, Macau after COVID closure

Borders have been closed for nearly three years, separating families and disrupting tourism and other businesses.

Al Jazeera · Feb 3, 2023

China to Fully Reopen Borders with Hong Kong, Macau

China said on Friday it will fully restore travel across its borders with Hong Kong and Macau next week, dropping Covid testing requirements and daily quotas after a lengthy pandemic separation. The semi-autonomous cities have both stuck to Beijing's zero-Covid strategy for nearly three years, splitting families, cutting off tourism…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 3, 2023

China, Hong Kong scrap cross-border travel quota, COVID test

Travel between Hong Kong and China will no longer require COVID-19 PCR tests nor be held to a daily limit as both places seek to drive economic growth

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023

UK says Hong Kong freedoms continue to erode, drawing China anger

Former colonial power in the territory says it is in China’s interests that Hong Kong maintain its distinctiveness.

Al Jazeera · Jan 13, 2023

China has reopened its borders to tourists after three years of COVID-19 closure

The ability of residents Hong Kong to cross into mainland is one of the most visible signs of China's easing of border restrictions, with travelers arriving no longer required to undergo quarantines.

WEKU · Jan 8, 2023

Hong Kong-China border to reopen Sunday

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.

Bangkok Post · Jan 5, 2023

Hong Kong to start reopening border with China on Jan. 8

Hong Kong will start to reopen its border with mainland China on Sunday, allowing tens of thousands of people to cross the border each day under a quarantine-free arrangement

The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2023

China gives Hong Kong leader power to bar overseas lawyers in national security cases

China's top lawmaking body has given Hong Kong leader John Lee the power to bar foreign lawyers from national security cases, removing the decision from the city's courts, in a move likely to further fuel concerns over judicial independence.

Reuters · Dec 31, 2022

Beijing gives Hong Kong leader more power in security cases

Hong Kong's leader will have the power to decide whether foreign lawyers can be involved in national security cases in the city

The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2022

Hong Kong Expecting Influx of Tourists From Mainland China

Hong Kong has canceled quarantine requirements for arrivals. The only measure remaining is the mask mandate.

The News Lens · Dec 29, 2022