Because of this, HKSAR leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said the focus remains on achieving the goal of “zero infection”.
“The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government will continue to step up anti-epidemic measures with the aim of ‘zero infection’ in order to create favorable conditions for the gradual and orderly resumption of quarantine-free travel between the mainland and Hong Kong, with a round of aspirations to meet the public, “said a government spokesman in Press release.
According to South China Morning Mail (SCMP), Business travelers are preferred if the border is reopened, quoted managing director Carrie Lam at a business lunch on Tuesday, November 3rd.
Also, if travel between Hong Kong and the mainland were to resume, it would be “gradual” and it would be “logical” to start with the Greater Bay Area instead of going straight to cities like Beijing or Shanghai. CE Lam told SCMP in an interview, adding that such agreements would be implemented with strict quotas.
“I am sure that business needs will take precedence over individual tourists. Second, it has to be based on odds to control the numbers. And third, there will be conditions, ”she said quoted by The Post from her speech.
“If you want to travel, even if you belong to the priority category, even if you get a quota, you have to meet certain conditions. And that will be the framework for what is now being discussed. “
CE Lam also urged attendees to encourage or even mandate the use of the government’s LeaveHomeSafe mobile app.
“My final appeal is, please help us promote, or even mandate, the LeaveHomeSafe mobile app when entering your business premises or institutions, and encourage the people of Hong Kong, especially the elderly, to take the jab too. Thank you very much, ”she said.
In a separate interview on icy, CE Lam said the government has no plans to add tracking functionality to the Covid-19 LeaveHomeSafe app, but people will need to upload their check-in records if they want to avoid quarantine in the future when they click travel the mainland.
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Meetings between mainland officials and Hong Kong officials first took place in September and followed up on November 2.
“The video conference exchange was constructive, headed towards the goal of resuming quarantine-free travel and was conducive to the upcoming second meeting,” said the same press release on Thursday.
“The Hong Kong SAR government will continue to work towards the goal of“ zero infection ”and will oppose the importation of cases and the resurgence of local infections. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government will continue to strengthen and propose various measures to combat the epidemic in accordance with the Measures with the principle of joint prevention and control to ensure that the resumption of quarantine-free travel does not add any additional risk to the anti-epidemic work represents on the mainland. “
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