Covid-19
Hong Kong Businesses Push For Full Reopening to Revive City
- City removes hotel quarantine, pre-flight PCR test requirement
- Move seen as insufficient to attract tourists, boost economy
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Hong Kong’s dismantling of hotel quarantine for arrivals is being met by calls for the city to remove remaining travel restrictions to help bolster its fortunes as an international financial hub.
While business groups and analysts welcomed the move, they said the government needs to provide a clear roadmap to reopen fully. Almost three years of pandemic restrictions have devastated Hong Kong’s economy and pushed residents and businesses to move overseas. Underscoring the urgency, a report showed Singapore had overtaken the city to become Asia’s top financial center.