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The city is one of the last places in the world where quarantine for incoming travelers is still required, and the government has faced intense pressure to open up from the business sector. The move ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s strict pandemic policies, which have been in place for more than two years, triggered an exodus of people and business and threatened the city’s status as a global financial hub. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's government has announced that it will end its controversial policy of mandatory hotel quarantine for all people arriving in the city. Travellers will also no longer have to show a negative ... ( read original story ...)

Travellers queue up for shuttle bus to quarantine hotels at the Hong Kong International Airport, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Hong Kong, China, August 1, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong announced Friday it will end mandatory hotel quarantine, scrapping some of the world's toughest travel restrictions which have battered the economy and kept the finance hub internationally ... ( read original story ...)

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd on Friday said it plans to add more than 200 pairs of passenger flights in October to both regional and long-haul destinations. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's government has announced that it will end its controversial policy of mandatory hotel quarantine for all people arriving in the city.Travellers will also no longer have to show a negative ... ( read original story ...)

The question many are asking is whether the measures are too little, too late to restore the city's previous role as an international hub. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong said it will scrap its controversial COVID-19 hotel quarantine policy for all arrivals from Sept. 26, more than 2.5 years after it was first implemented, in a long-awaited move for many ... ( read original story ...)

A Hong Kong video showing schoolchildren wearing double masks while performing the flute has drawn ridicule on social media. The ad, released by Hong Kong's Education Bureau, was posted ahead of China ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee will announce an end to hotel quarantine at a press conference Friday afternoon, according to people familiar with the matter. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's government will hold a press conference on Friday afternoon to update on the relaxation of its controversial COVID-19 hotel quarantine policy for all arrivals, a government source told ... ( read original story ...)

Letter: It is distressing that the authorities have targeted Ronson Chan, who was about to start a new life in the UK, writes Natalie Bennett ... ( read original story ...)

A conviction could mean up to two years in jail. Chan was allowed to post bail and leave Hong Kong for a fellowship program at the University of Oxford later this month on the condition that he keeps ... ( read original story ...)