It is undoubtedly a big relief for the many Hongkongers stranded in UK and Ireland, that the travel ban into the city is finally going to be lifted this week (“Coronavirus: flights from Britain to Hong Kong resuming on Friday, ending four-month ban”, May 4). With the frustration and anger of being stranded for months subsiding, the would-be returnees would then face a grim 21-day quarantine in a small hotel room. It is most taxing for even the fittest soul. What’s more, this ordeal could be bitterly ironic. Hong Kong has been preaching the many merits of the coronavirus vaccine – “Protect yourself and others” – and indeed many of the returnees from the UK and Ireland are already fully vaccinated, and with the BioNTech vaccine, which experts believe gives protection against some Covid-19 variants. So why do the returnees still have to be quarantined for 21 days? Why can’t they go home and be quarantined at home? Does the SAR government not believe in its own preaching? To be vaccinated or not to be vaccinated: what is the difference here? I wonder. Cecilia Ng, Pok Fu Lam Ease quarantine for vaccinated arrivals As the debate continues about the proposed compulsory vaccination for domestic helpers, may I suggest that instead of this a reward for vaxxers be put forward. Currently, the inbound quarantine restrictions prohibit most of us from travelling home to see family. If, as the government suggests, being vaccinated is the answer to the Covid-19 crisis, then those that have had two jabs and test negative before returning to Hong Kong should be allowed to not have to quarantine. By all means a test upon arrival can be done also, but the current rules seem excessive for those who are vaccinated. Duncan Hancock, Lamma