"It will add to anti-epidemic efforts to create more favorable conditions for border reopening," he said. A spokesman cited four imported cases involving consular officers, including a cluster of three children of a Saudi Arabian officer in July. They were supposed to observe home quarantine in Taikoo Shing but were found to have sneaked out to go around Hong Kong. A United States consulate spokeswoman told The Standard it hopes for "greater dialogue and transparency regarding testing and quarantine measures that affect Hong Kong as a place to live and do business." The number of categories will be cut to three, from 12, in the Compulsory Quarantine of Persons Arriving at Hong Kong from Foreign Places Regulation.

Source: The Standard November 02, 2021 05:23 UTC