Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form . Submissions should not exceed 400 words, and must include your full name and address, plus a phone number for verification. I refer to the April 28 letter, “ As Hong Kong’s fifth wave wanes, let’s try a mini reopening with Macau ”. I am sharing my story in the hope of getting answers. Since February 2020, I have been stranded in Hong Kong and separated from my wife and son, who both live in Macau. I also lost my job at the same time. As an American citizen, I have tried to apply for a visa from the Chinese authorities in Hong Kong, but to no avail. I was unable to book a ticket for the bus to Zhuhai, which everyone else, it seems, was competing to get on. My hope is that Hong Kong’s borders will reopen soon and travel will normalise, but there has been very little movement on this front, leaving much doubt as to when it will happen. My son is now three years old and I very much want to reunite with him and my wife. I don’t know what else to say, other than that this is a cruel experience – I have been prevented from seeing my family for two years and counting by seemingly arbitrary border closure policies that leave me with very little recourse. I have exhausted every available option and so, when I saw the letter, it gave me a modicum of hope that if I did submit my story, something might be done soon. Josey Z. Zadoria, Wan Chai Here’s how we welcome people back It is possible for Hong Kong to allow an open border while maintaining a protective posture. Replace all border restrictions and pre-departure test requirements with mandatory testing on arrival and daily for seven days. Bar entry and transit except for those fully vaccinated, or to the extent they can be, given their personal situation (such as age and health issues). Quarantine those who test positive on arrival until they test negative for three days. Issue those who test negative with a GPS monitor to be worn for a minimum of seven days or until they test negative for three consecutive days. The device cost is to be paid upon arrival and refunded upon the return of the device in good working order. Anybody who tests negative on arrival must also submit a test online for each of the next six days. Any resident who tests positive during the week must isolate, register online, take a quarantine taxi to a designated isolation location as soon as possible (within three hours) at their own expense and remain where instructed until they test negative for three consecutive days. If considered low-risk, a fully vaccinated resident might be permitted to isolate at home. Any non-resident who tests positive would be offered the choice to quarantine until they test negative for three consecutive days, and then continue their visit. Alternatively, they may return to their point of origin. To ensure compliance, anyone who fails to register for quarantine within three hours of a positive test is subject to arrest, with officers immediately dispatched to their tagged location. Anyone tagged who fails to provide a test result 24 hours after the previous test will be assumed to be positive, and subject to immediate arrest. They will be charged with violating testing requirements and subject to being locked up under quarantine until they test negative, fined HK$50,000 (US$6,370) and jailed for a year. Anyone found to have removed or disabled their GPS device would be guilty of breaching the quarantine system and subject to a fine of HK$100,000 plus a two-year sentence. Any foreigner found guilty of either of the above offences is to be deported permanently. The beauty of the regimen I advocate is that it could be maintained indefinitely with minimal interference in the daily activities and travel plans of anyone who does not test positive for Covid-19, as well as rapidly reapplied should any other variant surface later or some other pandemic break out. Douglas Wilson, Causeway Bay Regardless of new MTR link, bus services must be maintained I am concerned about adjustments to services on cross-harbour bus routes after the cross-harbour section of the Sha Tin-Central MTR link opens. Such adjustments may prove inconvenient to people who work in Hong Kong’s Southern district. I work at Wah Fu Estate. The fastest way to get there from Kowloon Bay is via two cross-harbour bus routes: route 101 from Kowloon Bay to the Cross-Harbour Tunnel, which takes about 15 minutes; and route 170 from the Cross-Harbour Tunnel to Wah Fu Estate, which takes about 25 minutes. After I get off duty, I take either the 970 or 971 bus to Kowloon via the Western Harbour Tunnel, and from there can take various routes to reach other parts of Kowloon. If I return home via the MTR, I must first take the 23 green minibus from Wah Fu Estate to Kennedy Town, and then take the MTR from Kennedy Town to Kowloon Bay, changing trains at North Point and Yau Tong. Boarding the train at Kennedy Town is my best option because it is a terminus and easier for me to get a seat. Even once the Sha Tin-Central link opens, connecting at Admiralty, I will not consider taking the MTR via this extension because Admiralty is a busy exchange station with eight platforms. Many passengers change trains here, and will spend a lot of time waiting to get on a train. The bus is still a convenient option for many people. I hope the bus services will continue to provide an alternative, so that we are not forced to take the MTR. Felix Mak, Kowloon Bay