Nanfang.com April 13, 2021 For Ms. Qian, who works in Shenzhen Futian , the farthest distance in the world is Shenzhen River , which is only 100 meters wide, and it takes 28 days to travel. Because of this, she hasn't met her boyfriend who works in Hong Kong for more than a year.
Shenzhen River. Photo by Zhu Hongbo, reporter of Southern +
According to the previous epidemic prevention and control requirements of the two places, if they want to travel between Hong Kong and the Mainland, they will need to be isolated for 14 days respectively.
However, as the epidemic gradually eases and becomes controlled, the days when Miss Qian and her boyfriend reunited are getting closer and closer! Recently, the Hong Kong SAR government announced that it plans to relax relevant restrictions on entering Hong Kong, including expanding the "Return to Hong Kong" plan for Hong Kong residents who live in the Mainland, and launching the "Return to Hong Kong" plan for non-Hong Kong residents living in the Mainland.
That is to say, for mainland residents, starting from mid-May, 14-day compulsory quarantine will be exempted from going to Hong Kong.
Mainland China ->Hong Kong: From mid-May, mainland residents can be exempted from 14-day compulsory quarantine when they go to Hong Kong
According to Hong Kong's epidemic prevention and control requirements, people who go to Hong Kong from the Mainland must undergo 14-day compulsory quarantine at designated locations (home, hotel or other residence). Some people can be exempted from quarantine, such as cross-border truck drivers, crew members, etc., but must undergo a new coronavirus test and obtain a negative result.
As the epidemic gradually eases and is under control, the Hong Kong SAR government is step by step introducing policies to relax entry requirements.
"Return to Hong Kong Easy" plan: It is suitable for Hong Kong residents, and will be expanded to other provinces at the end of April
The "Return to Hong Kong Easy" plan launched by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government will be implemented from November 23, 2020. It is mainly applicable to qualified Hong Kong residents in Guangdong Province and Macau. Returning to Hong Kong can be exempted from 14-day compulsory quarantine. Hong Kong residents who intend to return to Hong Kong must first make reservations through the online system of the "Return to Hong Kong Easy" plan. There are 3,000 people returning to Hong Kong via Shenzhen Bay Port 2 per day, and 2,000 people returning to Hong Kong via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge every day. The applicant must not have visited Hong Kong, Guangdong Province or Macau 14 days before returning to Hong Kong.
On April 12, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Carrie Lam announced that starting from the end of April, the "Return to Hong Kong Easy" plan will be expanded to Hong Kong residents in other provinces, and it will be applicable whether you return to Hong Kong via land port or arrive at Hong Kong by plane via Hong Kong International Airport . "In fact, 120,000 people have been exempted from the 14-day quarantine arrangement after returning to Hong Kong through the 'return to Hong Kong'," said Carrie Lam.
In accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Return to Hong Kong Easy" plan, after a qualified Hong Kong residents have made an appointment for the "Return to Hong Kong Easy" quota, they must also make the following preparations as required:
(I) Within three days before entering the country, they can go to a medical institution recognized by Guangdong Province or Macau and obtained a negative result certificate;
(II) Within 24 hours before entering the country, they must pass the Guangdong Health Code or the Macau Health Code in advance, and transmit the negative result certificate to the electronic health declaration system of the Hong Kong Department of Health, fill out and submit the electronic health declaration form to obtain the green electronic health declaration QR code.
After making the above preparations, you can get exemption from the 14-day compulsory quarantine arrangement when arriving in Hong Kong with your Hong Kong ID card or other identity documents, a certificate of successfully making an appointment for the "East Return to Hong Kong" quota (electronic version or printed version), a valid nucleic acid test negative result certificate, and a green electronic health declaration QR code.
"Hotel Hong Kong Easy" plan: suitable for non-Hong Kong residents living in the Mainland,
html will be launched in mid-May. On April 12, Carrie Lam announced that the "Hotel Hong Kong Easy" plan will be launched in mid-May. Under this plan, 14 days of compulsory quarantine can be exempted from arriving in Hong Kong as long as they live in the mainland. Carrie Lam said that "Lai Hong Kong Yi" does not require vaccination, and only requires a certificate of negative nucleic acid tests some time before arriving in Hong Kong. Similar to "Return to Hong Kong Easy", those applying to Hong Kong also need to access the Internet to obtain the "Return to Hong Kong Easy" quota, including formal quotas, and other details of the implementation of the plan will be confirmed before being announced.Hong Kong—>Mainland: Centralized quarantine is required for 14 days. If you meet the conditions, you can apply for "7+7" quarantine
However, it should be noted that according to the regulations of the mainland, whether mainland residents or Hong Kong residents, those entering the mainland from Hong Kong must still be quarantined for 14 days.
Currently, when entering the mainland by land from Hong Kong, you can mainly choose to pass through Shenzhen Bay Port or Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge . In other words, after entering the mainland, you must be isolated in Shenzhen or Zhuhai .
: Shenzhen, which most people choose to enter, according to the epidemic prevention and control work briefing held by the Shenzhen Municipal Government Information Office on March 25, Shenzhen has comprehensively adjusted the isolation measures for incoming personnel, and implemented 14-day centralized isolation medical observation measures for incoming personnel. During the quarantine period, nucleic acid testing was tested for 4 times in the first, 4, 7 and 14 days. After 14 days of centralized isolation, those who have negative nucleic acid test results can be released from isolation and observation and are allowed to flow freely.
: Among the incoming people, whose destination is Shenzhen and meets the conditions for home isolation, they can apply for "7+7" isolation medical observation measures, that is, after 7 days of centralized isolation in the hotel, they will be transferred to the remaining 7 days of quarantine.
Home isolation conditions include 3 types:
1. No one lives in Shenzhen;
2. Family members in Shenzhen are willing to isolate together, and family members who are isolated together do not need to do other nucleic acids;
3. The family in the Shenzhen residence is willing to find another residence and vacate the residence.
In addition, upon entry, a paper report on the negative nucleic acid test results generated by qualified testing institutions recognized by the governments of Guangdong and Hong Kong is within 24 hours, as well as a valid appointment confirmation form on the day of customs clearance generated by the online appointment system of the Health Station Room. It is understood that the online reservation system for Health Station Rooms can provide health station room quotas within the next 7 days (including the same day), with the daily reservation quota of 2,000 people. The system will allocate room resources according to the reservation situation to ensure hotel accommodation during centralized isolation.
Port Opening Hours:
Shenzhen Bay Port: 10:00-20:00
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Port: 10:00-20:00
(Original title "Mainland residents who go to Hong Kong will be exempt from quarantine! Please hold this customs clearance guide")
(Author: Zeng Meiling) Source: Southern Network