Hong Kong-China Border Reopens as City Looks to Rebuild Economy

Mainland visitor levels could rise to 78% of 2019 levels: BI
City begins $250 million campaign to attract business, tourism

A traveler walks towards Shenzhen in the border control area at Lo Wu station in Hong Kong, on Feb. 6.Photographer: Bertha Wang/Bloomberg

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By Shirley Zhao

February 5, 2023 at 11:27 PM UTC

Updated on

February 6, 2023 at 1:00 AM UTC

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The border between Hong Kong and China fully reopened Monday, part of the city’s campaign to rebuild its battered economy and tourism industry after years of Covid-induced isolation.

Daily quotas and testing requirements were dropped and all boundary checkpoints opened, freeing visitors of some of the world’s toughest virus-related travel measures. A ban on unvaccinated travelers from anywhere in the world has also been lifted.