Report: Hong Kong to scrap hotel quarantine for travellers from early Oct

HONG KONG, Sept 22 ― Hong Kong will scrap its controversial Covid-19 hotel quarantine policy for all arrivals from early October, more than 2-1/2 years after it was first adopted, news portal HK01 said today, citing unidentified sources.The city's leader, John Lee, said this week he wanted to keep the city connected with the rest of the world and allow an “orderly opening-up” but did not specify exactly when the quarantine policy would be changed.

Hong Kong residents and businesses have slammed the policy, saying it and other strict Covid rules threaten the city's competitiveness and standing as a global financial centre.

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