Hong Kong’s New Travel Easing Leaves Business Still Wanting More

  • Mandatory Covid hotel quarantines remain a key sticking point
  • Airlines anxious rules may be tightened again if cases return
An area for passengers heading to quarantine in the arrival hall at Hong Kong International Airport on April 1.Photographer: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg
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Hong Kong’s latest moves to ease travel into the financial hub are getting a lukewarm reception from the business community and airlines.

After months of criticism, the government is loosening a policy that suspends passenger flights for bringing in Covid-19 cases. It is also allowing all non-residents to enter the city for the first time in more than two years.