Over the past several months, the city has gradually eased what was once among the most aggressive pandemic control regimes in the world. Photo: Jelly Tse
Over the past several months, the city has gradually eased what was once among the most aggressive pandemic control regimes in the world. Photo: Jelly Tse

exclusive | Hong Kong ‘to end mask mandate by Wednesday at earliest’, nearly 3 years after Covid erupted

  • Sources say requirement for wearing masks indoors and outside to be scrapped at same time
  • But mask-wearing will still be enforced in certain premises, such as healthcare facilities, they say

Over the past several months, the city has gradually eased what was once among the most aggressive pandemic control regimes in the world. Photo: Jelly Tse
Over the past several months, the city has gradually eased what was once among the most aggressive pandemic control regimes in the world. Photo: Jelly Tse

Corrected [11:27pm, 1 Mar, 2023]

  • [11:27pm, 1 Mar, 2023]

    This story has been updated to reflect that the HK$750 million collected in 2022-23 was for breaches of Covid-19 rules and other financial regulations.

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