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HK Plans to Reopen Border With China by Mid-Jan., Lee Says

  • China to cancel flight capacity limits from Hong Kong, Macau
  • Hong Kong’s John Lee to hold briefing at 2:30 p.m. local time
The city of Shenzhen seen from Hong Kong on Jan. 4.

The city of Shenzhen seen from Hong Kong on Jan. 4.

Photographer: Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images

Mainland China will gradually reopen border checkpoints with Hong Kong from Sunday, paving the way for a restoration of economic and social ties that have been disrupted for three years.

Other measures include China canceling flight capacity limits from Hong Kong and Macau and resuming flight transit to the mainland from the two cities, according to a Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office statement. China will require a 48-hour negative PCR test result for arrivals from Hong Kong, it said.