The city’s concern about quarantine-free customs clearance negotiations is gradually progressing. The Hong Kong government strives to implement a limited "small customs clearance" by the end of December this year. According to the reporter of "Hong Kong 01" learned through different channels, both the mainland authorities and the Hong Kong government are actively discussing However, the mainland authorities are desperate, so at least three focus requirements are quite strict, including quotas for daily numbers, circuit breakers, quarantine arrangements, and so on.
The Hong Kong government fights for two groups to break out at the same time before the circuit breaks
It is reported that the mainland authorities believe that in the early stage of "small customs clearance", the number of people exempted from quarantine returning to the mainland should be controlled at 1,000 or less. The Hong Kong government originally strived for 5,000 to 6,000 people a day. Therefore, it may not be easy to persuade the other party to accept the above requirements of the Hong Kong government. Therefore, it is possible that a quota of 1,000 people or less must be accepted as the "starting point" at the initial stage of customs clearance.
Another source pointed out that the circuit breaker mechanism required by the mainland authorities is even more "spicy". If there is a local diagnosis, customs clearance will be suspended. However, the Hong Kong government believes that this condition is indeed a bit too high. Only when the group broke out in Hong Kong at the same time as the "fuse point", the relevant mechanism is still to be determined by further meetings.
It is expected that one or two more rounds of docking meetings will be held
Apart from the two focus points of the number of customs clearance and the circuit breaker mechanism, the remaining third focus is that the mainland authorities have not compelled air crews to be quarantined in designated premises so far, because the Hong Kong government still allows crews to be quarantined. Isolate at home.
As for the Hong Kong government's tightening of "safe travel" and other processing arrangements, it has notified the mainland authorities and it is temporarily unknown whether the other party will accept it.
A source said that the mainland authorities and the Hong Kong government had just started a meeting last Tuesday. According to the current progress, it is estimated that one or two more rounds of meetings will be held before the "small customs clearance" is expected to be implemented by the end of December.
It is understood that the mainland-to-Hong Kong authorities are working hard to assist Hong Kong in implementing quarantine-free customs clearance with the mainland as soon as possible. There are three major turning points. The first is the implementation of pilot "small customs clearance" in December this year, and the second is after the Beijing Winter Olympics in February next year. Around the end of February or the beginning of March, a relatively large-scale "big customs clearance" will be implemented.
The last turning point is the implementation of "comprehensive customs clearance" before the end of June next year to welcome Hong Kong's return to the motherland for 25 years and President Xi Jinping's visit to Hong Kong.
Customs clearance ︱ Lam Zheng hopes that the discussion on large-scale customs clearance in February is progressing well: preparing for customs clearance for the celebration of the return of the country | Tan Yaozong said that Hong Kong meets the requirements of the mainland: limited customs clearance has a chance to clear customs Promote the resumption of customs clearance | Partial customs clearance is expected next month, only Guangdong Province and Macau are expected to simultaneously open quotas
