Hong Kong to further tighten Covid travel restrictions

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Hong Kong will tighten coronavirus travel restrictions to bring it more into line with the Chinese mainland, its leader has said, as the city extended its streak of more than two months without a major local outbreak.

Most arrivals have to undergo 14 to 21 days of hotel quarantine.

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Hong Kong will now go even further as she tries to persuade China's leaders to restore travel with the mainland.

“Soon we will ... announce that most of the quarantine exemptions granted to specific groups of visitors coming from overseas and mainland will be cancelled,” Lam said.

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