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Hong Kong abandons last Covid curbs to revive economy

Territory drops mandatory testing for arrivals as it follows Beijing’s exit from virus controls

Hong Kong has dropped almost all of its remaining Covid-19 restrictions and scrapped compulsory testing for arrivals as the city aims to revive its pandemic-hit economy and catch up with Beijing’s abrupt exit from zero-Covid.

John Lee, Hong Kong’s chief executive, announced on Wednesday that travellers would no longer be required to undergo PCR testing on arrival from Thursday, and would only need to present evidence of a negative rapid antigen test. A ban on gatherings of more than 12 people will also be ditched, although the city’s outdoor mask mandate remains.

“I want to tell the world that . . . Hong Kong is very normal now,” Lee told a press conference.

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