Hong Kong to Extend Bar, Restaurant Hours in Covid Reopening Push
- Venues can operate for longer; cap on patrons still applies
- People at events like weddings can remove mask for photos
The Lan Kwai Fong nightlife area in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong will allow bars and restaurants to stay open for longer, with officials making another incremental tweak to the city’s Covid curbs in its cautious push toward reopening.
The limit on operating hours will be scrapped starting Nov. 3, Under Secretary for Health Libby Lee said at a briefing on Thursday. Under current rules, restaurants aren’t able to provide dine-in services after midnight and bars must close at 2 a.m.