Speaking on an RTHK radio present, Shi said the business enterprise sector is content about the latest relaxations, which will take influence on Sunday.
The threshold for banning flights on a particular route will be lifted, and non-Hong Kong citizens will be permitted to fly here once again.
He said while some companies will stand to advantage from the easing of principles, the SAR can do much more to open up since the pandemic is easing.
“Can returning Hong Kong citizens quarantine at house, or stay two times in a resort and devote the up coming five times at dwelling? This can absolutely free up lodge rooms for overseas people today to arrive to Hong Kong for work or to sign up for exhibitions. For vaccinated non-Hong Kong inhabitants, can we shorten quarantine to five times?” he prompt.
Shi added that Hong Kong can first work on reopening the border with Macau, and adopt a careful technique by putting in position a quota technique.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Hong Kong desires to perform toward lifting quarantine for vaccinated travellers.
“Enabling non-citizens to enter Hong Kong is a welcome development. The require to be quarantined, on the other hand, carries on to be a disincentive for several men and women looking at journey to Hong Kong, particularly when quite a few other towns in Asia are by now allowing for quarantine cost-free vacation,” the IATA said in a assertion.
Tourism sector lawmaker Perry Yiu, meanwhile, stated he won’t hope several overseas visitors to check out the SAR even soon after the arrival limitations are lifted.
However, he claimed the coming of organization travellers will assistance the resort and aviation sectors.
He added that quarantine motels are filling up for the following couple of months, and officers need to convert a lot more group isolation motels back again for quarantine functions.

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