In an interview with the media, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor talked about customs clearance issues with the Mainland, saying that customs clearance should be implemented gradually and orderly. Quotas will be set up in the first stage, and Guangdong Province must be the first step in the initial stage. Priorities will also be set according to the needs of different groups, including doing business. People may have priority.
She pointed out that there is still no timetable for customs clearance, but the statement last Thursday by the central government and the Hong Kong government has shown that progress is good and consensus has been reached on many things.
"I won't let you fly to Beijing to be exempt from quarantine at the beginning."
In an interview with the Economic Daily, Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said that if you want to clear the customs as soon as possible, you cannot require large-scale customs clearance at the same time. "Gradually and orderly", "conditional" and "priority".
She stated that in the early stages of customs clearance, it is believed that only Guangdong Province will be allowed. "It must be Guangdong Province first, which is equivalent to Hong Kong's "Easy Return to Hong Kong", which is also Guangdong Province first. "Easy to Hong Kong" is also Guangdong Province. Let you fly to Beijing to be exempt from quarantine.” As for whether different cities should be divided into different stages within Guangdong Province, Lam Cheng said that they are still discussing, but they will certainly not open all ports at the beginning. The ports bordering Hong Kong should go first. , Such as Shenzhen Land Port, Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, etc.
Lam also anticipated that quotas would be set up at the beginning of customs clearance to study the need for different groups to prioritize, such as allowing people with compassion (visiting the elderly, funerals, etc.) and business needs to pass the customs as the first batch.
As for cross-border students, she agrees that these people are in need, but due to the large number of students, the first stage may not be possible.
Requires Mainland health code system and Mainland mobile phones
In terms of customs clearance requirements, Lam Cheng emphasized that it is voluntary. “You don’t have to meet if you don’t go (in the Mainland), but if you want to enter the Mainland without quarantine, you have to meet it.” She mentioned that the basic requirements include two doses of the new crown vaccine. , Holding a certificate of negative nucleic acid test within 48 or 72 hours, uploading the record of "Travel with peace of mind", so that the authorities know the whereabouts of the person for a period of time.
Lam Zheng pointed out that the relevant person must accept the Mainland's health code system after passing the customs. This may require a Mainland mobile phone so that the system can monitor the person's whereabouts and can contact if necessary.
Travel with peace of mind: "The minority obeys the majority"
The government last week stipulated that people must use peace of mind when entering government premises.
When asked whether Lam Cheng would expand to more places, he admitted that he is actively studying in this direction: "If you use peace of mind to travel in Hong Kong, only a small scale will not achieve this goal (customs clearance). For the greater public It may be necessary to further regulate the application of peace of mind in more places. I hope everyone will understand."
Carrie Lam also mentioned that she knows that some people do not intend to go to the Mainland, but their dissatisfaction is also restricted, but she said: "There is no way, because public health matters, just like land development, to a certain extent are the minority subordinate to the majority."
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