Hong Kong to end mandatory hotel quarantine for travellers

Hong Kong chief executive John Lee speaks during a news conference in Hong Kong (Lam Yik/AP)

Hong Kong will no longer need incoming travellers to quarantine in designated hotels as the city seeks to open up globally after nearly two years, its leader said.

Incoming travellers will also no longer need a negative PCR test within 48 hours before boarding a plane to Hong Kong, the city’s chief executive John Lee said on Friday at a press conference.