"Easy-to-Hong Kong" has been fully restored today. Hong Kong residents can return to Hong Kong from the Mainland and Macau without quarantine. The "Easy-to-Hong Kong" for mainlanders and Macao residents will be launched next Wednesday (September 15). The relevant exemption will be quarantine. The arrangement is made by Hong Kong.
The Legislative Council will hold a question and answer meeting for the Chief Executive today (8th). When will the two-way customs clearance be exempted from isolation has become the focus of attention of members.
Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said that there has been communication with the mainland on two-way customs clearance, and the current epidemic in Hong Kong has been under control. There have been no local infections for 21 consecutive days. She believes that the anti-epidemic policy of strict import prevention is correct, emphasizes that it will be maintained, and is seeking to connect with mainland experts. Understand the requirements of the Mainland to open up Hong Kong, so as to proceed towards the goal and gradually clear customs in an orderly manner.
The "Easy Return to Hong Kong" has been fully restored, and Hong Kong residents can return to Hong Kong from the Mainland and Macau without quarantine. The "Easy Return to Hong Kong" for mainlanders and Macao residents will be launched on September 15.
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Lam Cheng pointed out that the arrangement of customs clearance requires experts from the two places to interact in order to understand the mainland's requirements for Hong Kong before the next stage of customs clearance can be achieved.
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Li Huiqiong questioned the one-way customs clearance "easy to return to Hong Kong, difficult to go north"
Practical Roundtable Tian Beichen said that he is very happy that one-way customs clearance with the mainland can be resumed at this stage. He bluntly said that the progress is faster than expected, but he asked Lam Cheng to further promote the timetable of the "Homecoming" after the "Easy Homecoming".
The DAB Li Huiqiong described the current arrangement as "easy to return to Hong Kong, but difficult to go north." He asked what conditions Hong Kong still owes to clear customs with the Mainland, and what considerations does the Guangdong Provincial Government have?
Will the implementation of the Hong Kong version of the health code help to clear customs as soon as possible?
Lam Cheng responded that since the fourth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong has subsided, it has not stopped reporting to the central government the public's expectations for customs clearance. He believes that although the Hong Kong government has been opposed by the Chamber of Commerce and foreign consulates, it has still adopted strict measures to prevent imports. It is hope. To achieve the conditions for customs clearance with the Mainland as soon as possible, revealing that it needs to be connected with Mainland experts to gradually and orderly clear the customs, and it is emphasized that the considerations cannot be explained on behalf of the Mainland authorities.
Li Huiqiong described the current arrangement as "easy to return to Hong Kong, but difficult to go north." He asked what conditions Hong Kong still owes to clear customs with the Mainland, and what considerations does the Guangdong Provincial Government have?
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Lam Cheng: Two-way customs clearance requires experts from the two places to connect to understand the mainland's requirements for Hong Kong
Tian Beichen urged Carrie Lam to take the lead in proposing to Guangdong Province to launch the "Easy Homecoming" for Hong Kong residents under the specified conditions, allowing Hong Kong residents to apply for the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Health Code, complete the two-shot vaccination, and have no travel history in the past month. Under circumstances, they can be exempted from isolation and return to Guangdong Province.
In response, Lam Cheng pointed out that the work of discussion must be oriented towards the central government, because the mainland's epidemic prevention and control are jointly controlled by the central government, and he does not want Hong Kong to become a part of the weakening of the mainland's epidemic prevention and control.
She said that the relevant suggestions have been generally put forward to the mainland, and further explained that specific customs clearance arrangements require experts from the two places to connect to understand the mainland's requirements for Hong Kong and what needs to be done to achieve the next stage of customs clearance.
Request the Education Bureau to study how to help cross-border students in Shenzhen
In addition, Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said that she has learned that a school has set up a center in Shenzhen to allow cross-border students to return to the center, to have classes with classmates and to have extracurricular activities. She has asked the Secretary of Education to study how to facilitate more such centers in Shenzhen. Cross-border school children.
Mai Meijuan, a conference member of the Federation of Trade Unions, asked that the "Travel with Peace" app does not have a tracking function, and asked whether the director concerned can improve and install functions to integrate with the mainland health code to achieve customs clearance.
Carrie Lam said that she would not respond to too technical issues, but the authorities will soon discuss with the mainland, and will do their best to achieve the relevant situation regarding the prerequisites put forward by the other party.
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