Another website reported that Chengdu’s entry quarantine has actually been shortened to “2+3”.
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column | Cultural and tourism business review
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At noon today, " Hong Kong TV " reported that starting from January 3, 2023, mainland China will no longer take measures to isolate people entering quarantine facilities from abroad.
reported that starting from January 3, 2023, foreigners will not need to go to quarantine facilities when entering mainland China. The policy optimized to "0+3" means that China will fully open up from 2023.
According to the "Lianhe Zaobao" disclosure today, some people who have entered quarantine in Chengdu revealed that the current entry quarantine time in Chengdu has actually been shortened to "2+3" (two days of centralized quarantine + three days of home quarantine).
According to Singtao.com, Pepe (pseudonym), who is studying in the UK, flew to Chengdu via Hong Kong on Wednesday (December 21). After landing, he stayed at the Chengdu Tianfu International Health Service Center for isolation.
She revealed that the isolation center only charged room fees for two days. The staff told her: "Collect the money for two days first. I heard that you can leave on Thursday (22nd)."
Some passengers who stayed in the same group paid five days' room fees and received refunds for three days' room fees one after another on the same day.
Many netizens who were quarantined in Chengdu also revealed on social media that their quarantine period was only "2+3", and those who had been quarantined for more than two days but less than five days were released from quarantine that night.
Some netizens quarantined in Qingdao, Shandong Province asked local hotel staff, who revealed: "Only Chengdu will implement 2+3 today." People quarantined in Guangdong have not yet received the "2+3" notice.
China adjusted its entry policy from "7+3" to "5+3" on November 11, and canceled the circuit breaker mechanism for inbound flights.
In addition, many netizens who have been quarantined in other cities have reported that in the currently implemented "5+3" (five days of centralized quarantine + three days of home quarantine), the "three days at home" are all based on conscious effort, and have actually become "5+0". There are netizens in many places in Jiangsu, Yunnan, and Guangxi who moved freely after being quarantined for five days. The community where they live said that "no one cares whether you are quarantined at home now."
Some people who have been quarantined upon entry into Chengdu revealed that the current entry quarantine time in Chengdu has actually been shortened to "2+3" (two days of centralized quarantine + three days of home quarantine).
Since the country has since introduced the "New Ten Measures" and significantly relaxed epidemic prevention policies, local infection cases have increased sharply. Whether it is still necessary for immigrants to be quarantined has become a topic of concern among netizens.
There is also a joke circulating on the Internet: "I was quarantined for five days after entering the country from abroad. I was fine, but I was infected as soon as I came out. It turns out that the quarantine was done by the country to protect me."
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The quarantine policy has been relaxed. When will normal entry and exit be resumed? Especially the customs clearance in mainland China and Hong Kong, which are imminent, has attracted much attention.
Previously, after China announced 10 new measures to optimize epidemic prevention, Hong Kong society has paid attention to when quarantine-free customs clearance with the mainland will resume.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Lee Ka-chiu said that the Hong Kong government has immediately discussed customs clearance matters with officials from Shenzhen and Guangdong Province, and it is possible to implement comprehensive customs clearance between Guangdong and Hong Kong in 2023.
According to Ming Pao and Hong Kong 01 reports, Li Jiachao made the above remarks when attending an event on December 10.
Li Jiachao said that after China announced the new 10 regulations, the Hong Kong government and Shenzhen and Guangdong provincial officials have communicated immediately. Both parties agreed that there is a lot of room for further advancement in the clearance, and they hope to bring positive news in the future.
He emphasized that epidemic prevention measures should be pragmatic and step-by-step, and should be carried out step by step depending on risks and changes. "My goal is always one step at a time." He also said that things must be win-win and must not increase the risk to the other party.
He said that he understood the demands of the business community, but he needed to take care of Hong Kong's more than 7 million people, and the medical system was also very important. However, he believed that customs clearance with the mainland in 2023 was a "very (very) realistic possibility" and hoped to realize it as soon as possible.
He also said that he hopes to first strive to relax cross-border freight restrictions between Guangdong and Hong Kong and increase the number of Shenzhen post stations.
Currently, Hong Kong people traveling to China need to undergo 5 days of centralized quarantine and 3 days of home medical monitoring. During this period, they are coded and are not allowed to go out. Hong Kong residents entering Shenzhen through Shenzhen Bay Port must first reserve quarantine hotels and customs clearance quotas through the Shenzhen Health Station reservation system. There are only 2,000 quotas per day, which cannot meet the travel needs of the two places.
Hong Kong The South China Morning Post html quoted news on the 29th that after the new 10 Articles, China is considering a pilot plan to relax customs clearance between Guangdong and Hong Kong. If the plan is given the green light, Hong Kong people traveling to the mainland will be exempted from quarantine and will only need 3 days of medical monitoring. The time point may be implemented before the Lunar New Year.
In addition, some domestic ticket booking websites show that since Christmas, there have been multiple trains from Shenzhen to Hong Kong at the Hong Kong West Kowloon High Speed Rail Station. Another media quoted news yesterday that there is an opportunity to open and close the trains to official and business people this month.
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html Since 1Q4, domestic and immigration policies have been gradually adjusted.
According to data from the Civil Aviation Administration of China, domestic and foreign airlines arranged 840 passenger flights per week in the spring flight season of 2022/23, and flights increased by 106% year-on-year 22 in the same period of 2022. Article 20 Policies: The quarantine policy for incoming personnel has been adjusted from "7+3" to "5+3".
With the relaxation of entry-exit policies and inter-provincial movement restrictions, domestic population mobility and economic activities are expected to gradually recover. In the long term, a recovery in travel demand is the general trend. The bank looks forward to the recovery flexibility of the travel chain sector under the two-way improvement of supply and demand.
2023 is coming, and cross-border business is urgently needed or will be released first. If outbound tourism can be restored, it will definitely benefit hotel chains. The convenient movement of people will help companies expand overseas, and will benefit OTAs and travel agencies that have overseas expansion.
On the other hand, with the resumption of outbound travel, expectations for the implementation of policies for Chinese people to go abroad to duty-free shops in the city may increase, which will benefit the duty-free sector.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Statistics, the United States relaxed travel restrictions on 110 countries and regions around the world in June 2021. One to two months later, inbound and outbound passenger flow returned to about 40% of the same period in 2019 (the same below). In November of the same year, travel restrictions for fully vaccinated people were lifted, and passenger flow returned to about 50% in December. As of November 2022, the recovery rate of inbound and outbound passenger flow will be approximately 80%.
According to the Vietnam Statistics Bureau, Vietnam fully relaxed entry and exit controls in March 2022. In April, the recovery rate of inbound foreign tourists accelerated, returning to 7% of the same period in 2019. In August, it peaked for the first time, with a recovery rate of 32% compared with 2019.
Vietnam’s recovery lags behind that of the United States, perhaps because Chinese tourists account for a high proportion of inbound tourists in Vietnam (2019: Chinese tourists accounted for more than 32%).
Referring to overseas, my country’s cross-border tourism is expected to benefit from policy catalysis and concentrated demand release, and enjoy higher recovery flexibility.
Today’s topic: What do you think of the possibility of fully opening up entry into the country? Welcome to interact with Traveler in the message box below.
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