Hong Kong lawmakers, business leaders call for cutting hotel quarantine to 3 days after incoming leader John Lee reveals reopening options
- Politicians, business leaders welcome interim measures suggested by Chief Executive-designate John Lee as part of city’s gradually border reopening
- Incoming health minister Lo Chung-mau says he will pursue possibility of reducing hotel quarantine period to no less than five days
Hong Kong lawmakers and business leaders have suggested reducing the hotel quarantine period for inbound travellers from seven to three days after incoming leader John Lee Ka-chiu proposed several interim measures for reopening the city’s borders.
One business leader on Thursday also called for the gradual resumption of exchanges with mainland China, starting with several cities based in the south.
The remarks came after Lee said he was considering several options for opening up Hong Kong in a recent exclusive interview with the Post.
“If we may not achieve [reopening the border] very quickly, are there interim goals that we can achieve? I am formulating different options, so that I hope there will be less inconvenience for travelling across the mainland boundary,” Lee said.
Among the possible interim measures, Lee said he was considering shortening the mandatory hotel quarantine period for those arriving in Hong Kong.
On Thursday, incoming health minister Dr Lo Chung-mau told a radio programme he would pursue the possibility of reducing the hotel quarantine period to no more than five days.
