Passengers arrive at Hong Kong International Airport on October 7. While Hong Kong has taken some steps to loosen pandemic restrictions, those entering the city need to undergo a series of Covid-19 tests. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Passengers arrive at Hong Kong International Airport on October 7. While Hong Kong has taken some steps to loosen pandemic restrictions, those entering the city need to undergo a series of Covid-19 tests. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Bernard Chan
Opinion

Opinion

Bernard Chan

Hong Kong must pivot to normality with an unqualified ‘zero’ policy for travellers

  • The government deserves praise for removing hotel quarantine relatively quickly, but at this stage of the pandemic, we need no quarantine, no medical surveillance and no testing
  • It is time for the responsibility for Covid-related health to shift back to individuals as we cannot afford to test and quarantine forever

Bernard Chan
Bernard Chan

Updated: 6:15am, 21 Oct, 2022

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Passengers arrive at Hong Kong International Airport on October 7. While Hong Kong has taken some steps to loosen pandemic restrictions, those entering the city need to undergo a series of Covid-19 tests. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Passengers arrive at Hong Kong International Airport on October 7. While Hong Kong has taken some steps to loosen pandemic restrictions, those entering the city need to undergo a series of Covid-19 tests. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
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