Taiwanese media today (10th) cited reports that after the mainland previously announced 10 new measures to streamline epidemic prevention, it is considering a pilot plan related to easing customs clearance of inland ports , which could be implemented before the Lunar New Year in 2023. Once implemented, Hong Kong people will either go to the mainland or be exempt from quarantine and only need to undergo 3 days of medical monitoring.
The report quoted two mainland official sources as saying that two days after the local government announced the aforementioned streamlined epidemic prevention measures, Beijing was considering a plan to ease customs clearance between China and Hong Kong, including making the Hong Kong people do not need to be quarantined when traveling to the mainland. The news also mentioned that the above planned quota can satisfy most Hong Kong people who expect to go to the Mainland during the Lunar New Year, and there is a high probability that it will start before the Lunar New Year.
The report continued that another Shenzhen official said the checkpoint connecting the Hong Kong port is preparing for customs clearance easing, including checking the immigration system and hardware that has been down for about two years and will be cleaned and disinfected on a large scale in the coming weeks. Hong Kong people still have to go north to “5+3”, that is, 5 days of centralized quarantine and 3 days of home quarantine. The number of appointments is only 2,000 per day.
