Hong Kong Won’t Open to World Until Mid-2022, Lam Aide Says
Nov 9, 21, 3:28 am
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Hong Kong Won’t Open to World Until Mid-2022, Lam Aide Says
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...&sref=boLeWatK
It's kind of what I've been saying all along on FT. I'm not totally surprised by what's being reported. Hopefully, no further delays as I'm eager to get back to Hong Kong.
Hong Kong could open up to global travel in roughly six months, after officials have successfully navigated the introduction of quarantine-free borders with mainland China and boosted the local vaccination rate, a government adviser said.
As other countries continue opening up, Hong Kong and China remain the only places left in the world
still pursuing a “Covid Zero” strategy that seeks to eliminate local transmission of the virus through strict measures including long quarantines, rigorous contact tracing and targeted testing blitzes.
It's kind of what I've been saying all along on FT. I'm not totally surprised by what's being reported. Hopefully, no further delays as I'm eager to get back to Hong Kong.
Nov 9, 21, 5:48 am
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As much as I'd like this to happen so that I don't lose my HK ROA (even if I don't ever intend to live in HK again), I don't see how unless the mainland opens to the world at the same time, which I thought had to wait until after the CCP congress.
Nov 9, 21, 7:55 am
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Originally Posted by travelinmanS
Lam isn’t making this decision. This decision is made by XJP. They will open to the mainland soon and will open to the rest of the world when the mainland does. Mid 2023 at the earliest.
Nov 9, 21, 3:57 pm
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Originally Posted by travelinmanS
Lam isn’t making this decision. This decision is made by XJP. They will open to the mainland soon and will open to the rest of the world when the mainland does. Mid 2023 at the earliest.
Nov 9, 21, 7:11 pm
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Originally Posted by travelinmanS
Lam isn’t making this decision. This decision is made by XJP. They will open to the mainland soon and will open to the rest of the world when the mainland does. Mid 2023 at the earliest.
Nov 9, 21, 7:17 pm
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Originally Posted by a5un
Well, that depends on which faction wins the power struggle atop the CCP.
Nov 9, 21, 7:23 pm
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Originally Posted by travelinmanS
I don't think there is any doubt who will win.
Jan 1, 22, 1:08 am
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No more airmail between Hong Kong and the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Australia, as well as some smaller places.
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...1123100585.htm
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...1123100585.htm
Jan 1, 22, 1:18 am
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Originally Posted by 889
No more airmail between Hong Kong and the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Australia, as well as some smaller places.
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...1123100585.htm
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/...1123100585.htm
Jan 2, 22, 3:03 am
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Originally Posted by lsquare
Is Hong Kong slowly becoming a hermit kingdom?
https://about.usps.com/newsroom/serv...l%C2%AE%20(PMI).
Jan 2, 22, 10:40 am
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Originally Posted by tauphi
This is hardly unique to Hong Kong. Back when Australia was doing Zero-Covid it too had suspensions to Airmail services:
https://about.usps.com/newsroom/serv...l%C2%AE%20(PMI).
https://about.usps.com/newsroom/serv...l%C2%AE%20(PMI).
Jan 2, 22, 11:53 am
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Originally Posted by JNelson113
Can someone explain how this stops covid? You can't exactly mail airborne covid particles to someone.
