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May 6, 2022 | 4:26 am

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Originally Posted by Cambo

You seem to be interpreting this far beyond what is written in the article:

"....even if they’re unlikely to go as far as lifting the seven-day hotel quarantine for inbound travelers this year.".

Let alone, the article gives an opinion, not government policy. Opening up for non-residents was -even a month ago- considered not going to happen, though it did.

I was going with this: "Inbound quarantine will be the major test. Beijing is already unhappy with the reduction to seven days, according to Michael Tien, a National People’s Congress deputy and city lawmaker. To go lower than seven, “forget it,” he said."

Of course it could be Tien talking out of his ___. But then again the balance of probabilities to me is that Tien is right - if Hong Kong can completely forgo quarantine, opposition to Zero in China will cite Hong Kong's measures.

Plus, Hong Kong will be seen as too divergent from National Policies.

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