HONG KONG - Hong Kong is set to resume international flights from the United States, Britain and seven other countries, the government said on Monday as it announced a loosening of some of the world's toughest Covid-19 restrictions.
On Monday, Lam said starting April 1, Hong Kong will lift flight bans -- referred to as a "circuit-breaker" -- for the nine countries."The epidemic situations in those countries are not worse than Hong Kong's, and most arrivals did not have serious symptoms. To extend the circuit-breaker will add to concerns and anxieties of Hong Kong residents stranded there."
Lam also announced that starting April 19, kindergartens, primary schools and international schools will resume in-person teaching. Known as "Asia's World City", Hong Kong has also seen a record exodus of both foreign and local residents, with a net outflow of more than 134,000 people by mid-March.