Rumours in the political circle | MPs hope to cancel the PCR test for boarding to Hong Kong to avoid the risk of staying abroad

The second "front office exchange meeting" was held yesterday. The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Chan Kwok-kee, led 9 officials to attend. In addition to the theme of combating hygiene black spots, Members raised a wide range of issues, such as feeding wild pigeons and stacking styrofoam boxes. As large as internal and external customs clearance, it can be said to be all-inclusive.

Customs clearance has always been a top priority for society. Chen Guoji later pointed out that the government had changed the quarantine period for overseas arrivals to "3+4" earlier, and the effect was good.

According to reports, some lawmakers reported to officials at the meeting that people coming to Hong Kong now need to undergo a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) nucleic acid test before boarding. Travel and business trips cause great inconvenience.

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According to the current policy, those arriving in Hong Kong who board planes from overseas regions or Taiwan must present a certificate of negative PCR nucleic acid test results sampled by a laboratory or medical institution within 48 hours before the scheduled departure time. PCR test before boarding.

Some parliamentarians pointed out that the global epidemic has slowed down, many countries or regions have relaxed entry testing requirements, and the scale of nucleic acid testing outside the country has been greatly reduced, but Hong Kong requires PCR certificates before boarding the plane. , which often exceeds a thousand Hong Kong dollars, which increases the travel cost in disguise.

What's more, if you know the diagnosis before getting on the plane, you may have to stay in another place for 14 days before doing PCR. Many people would rather not go out, so as not to have a home.

It is reported that some lawmakers proposed to cancel the relevant regulations at the exchange meeting, which was agreed by senior business members, but officials were worried that if the confirmed patients could still use the aircraft, it would bring risks to foreign imports, but they will follow up on relevant policies.

As for domestic customs clearance, Chen Guoji said yesterday that he has never stopped discussing customs clearance issues with the mainland, and will announce details in due course. Many lawmakers have said that the government has not disclosed the news, and they believe that quarantine-free customs clearance will not be possible in the short term, at least after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. There are eyebrows.