Hong Kong hopes to 'resolve' coronavirus flight-ban rule as frustration grows

Residents queue up for the mandatory coronavirus disease testing at a makeshift community testing centre at Jordan, in Hong Kong, China, on Jan 19, 2021.HONG KONG - Hong Kong is looking to amend its coronavirus travel restrictions that have largely sealed off the international business and tourism hub for two years to the growing anger of residents and businesses, the city leader said on Wednesday .

But an equally pressing issue for many has been a rule that bans an airline from flying to the city for 14 days if it carries several people who test positive for the coronavirus upon arrival. Mrs Lam, asked what the government might do about the rule and if that was any chance it could be scrapped said: "I can only say that we know the problem, and we are looking on how we could resolve this without compromising our border control measures."

Hong Kong's "dynamic zero" coronavirus strategy, which aims to stamp out outbreaks as they occur with contact tracing, testing and isolation, largely protected it from the virus for until the beginning of this year.

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