Hong Kong Said to Scrap Mask Mandate By Early March

  • An announcement may come as soon as Tuesday: sources
  • Indoors and outdoors requirements may be removed together

Pedestrians in the Tsim Sha Tsui district of Hong Kong, China, on Jan. 23, 2023.

Photographer: Lam Yik/Bloomberg
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Hong Kong might scrap its mask mandate as soon as early March, according to people familiar with the matter, a major step as one of the world’s last Covid holdouts works to reclaim its status as a global business hub.

An announcement may come as soon as Tuesday, the people said.