No yellow code to enter Hong Kong to achieve "0+0"? Hong Kong travels to the Mainland without nucleic acid at the port! The news is that returning to the mainland next month will be "0+3"?
News from Civil Aviation Resources Network on December 13, 2022: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chief Executive Lee Ka-chao announced at a meeting with the media before the Executive Council meeting on the 13th that from December 14th, Hong Kong will cancel the "yellow code" and non-diagnosed patients, including immigrants Both are "blue code" and can participate in normal activities.
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Li Jiachao said that after examining the data and analyzing risks, the SAR government has made two new decisions on epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic measures: First, from the 14th, citizens no longer need to scan the QR code of "Travel Safely" to enter the premises, but restaurants and other designated The "vaccine pass" will still be implemented in the place; second, the "yellow code" will be cancelled, the confirmed cases will be "red code", and all non-diagnosed persons will be "blue code". "The risk of imported cases to Hong Kong is lower than our own risk of infection in urban Hong Kong, so even if the 'yellow code' is cancelled, it will not increase the risk of community infection." Li Jiachao explained.
Is canceling the yellow code the same as realizing "0+0"?
When asked whether the abolition of the yellow code is equivalent to realizing "0+0", Lu Chongmao, Director of the Medical and Health Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, said that the definition of "0" is different for everyone. The government has earlier canceled the quarantine and home requirements for immigrants. Even though there was a 3-day yellow code arrangement before, but this time the authorities canceled the 3-day yellow code restriction for arrivals. He would describe it as "no activity restrictions after leaving the airport".
Starting from tomorrow, people traveling from Hong Kong to the Mainland and Macau do not need to undergo nucleic acid testing at the port
According to CCTV reports, from tomorrow (14th), Hong Kong will adjust its epidemic prevention measures and related arrangements. The Director of the Medical and Health Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Lu Chongmao, the Director of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, Xu Lejian, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Hospital Authority, Gao Basheng, attended the Hong Kong Epidemic Briefing today to introduce the latest adjustments and specific arrangements for epidemic prevention measures.
Lu Chongmao introduced at the briefing that in addition to the fact that Hong Kong citizens do not need to scan the QR code for traveling safely and Hong Kong cancels the yellow code, Hong Kong will also adjust the following three aspects of epidemic prevention measures starting tomorrow, including:
(1) Cancel the "test pending" arrangement for people traveling from Hong Kong to the mainland and Macao at ports and airports, and passengers can pass with a negative nucleic acid test certificate within 48 hours;
(2) Adjust the local nucleic acid testing strategy and concentrate resources on high-risk places or groups of people. The SAR government will reduce the number of mandatory testing announcements issued to residential buildings and instead increase the distribution of rapid testing kits in the community;
(3) Revocation of the requirement for people in home isolation and quarantine to wear electronic wristbands.
There is news that returning to the Mainland early next month will be "0+3"?
The online media "Hong Kong 01" quoted relevant departments of the Guangdong Provincial Health and Health Commission this morning and reported that customs clearance could resume as soon as early January next year, possibly on January 9. At that time, the "0+3" model will be adopted, that is, entry Individuals only need to be monitored at home for 3 days; however, whether they can clear the customs as scheduled depends on the development of the epidemic during this period.
In this regard, the SAR government responded to the Hong Kong media "Dagong Wenhui.com" query and stated that it has not yet grasped the exact date of the switch.
Regarding customs clearance news leaking out from time to time on the Internet, Lu Chongmao pointed out that most of them have no evidence, and appealed to the public not to forward them.
When asked about the quarantine-free customs clearance arrangements with the Mainland, Lo Chung-mao said that Chief Executive Li Jiachao mentioned maintaining communication with the Mainland’s national joint prevention and control, and customs clearance involves personnel exchanges between the two places. There are new policies introduced.