Chief Executive Li Jiachao announced today (23rd) that the entry quarantine arrangement will be changed to "0+3" from next Monday (26th), and the requirement for nucleic acid testing before boarding passengers will be replaced by a rapid test. Boarding, and there are no "Easy Entry" and "Easy Return to Hong Kong" quotas applicable to Mainland and Macau arrivals.
Japan and Taiwan, popular tourist destinations for Hong Kong people, also announced the relaxation of entry restrictions yesterday (22nd). How many people are planning to travel abroad?
What do netizens think?
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Japan will resume visa-free free travel from the 11th of next month, and cancel the limit on the number of people entering the country.
Taiwan will be relaxed in stages, starting from the 13th of next month as soon as possible to implement the "0+7" entry-free home quarantine arrangement, open the entry of people from visa-free countries, and cancel the tourist ban.
The following is an analysis of online posts related to travel and immigration from September 16 to September 23, including from Facebook, Instagram and discussion forums, with a total of 6,110 main posts and 155,000 replies.
After Japan announced the relaxation of entry restrictions yesterday (22nd), the discussion in Hong Kong surged to the highest level this week.
Japan and Taiwan relax entry news to drive travel discussions
Observe the entry quarantine arrangements, Japan's relaxation, Taiwan's relaxation and travel-related posts. Last week, government officials successively revealed that the government is studying the "0+7" plan. The discussion level rose to the highest level on September 19, but travel-related discussions were not. There are simultaneous rises.
Until yesterday (22nd), Japan and Taiwan announced to relax their entry arrangements, and the discussion of travel immediately increased, and the entry quarantine arrangement also attracted attention.
After the Hong Kong government announced this afternoon that it would relax the entry quarantine to "0+3", the discussion in Japan continued to rise.
Netizens Concerned About Hong Kong's Entry and Quarantine Restrictions
In terms of terms, "government", "measures" and "economy" were mentioned the most, followed by "Singapore", "Japan", "traveler" and so on.
Netizens are mainly concerned about whether the government will relax entry quarantine measures, which will affect outbound travel plans.
The most popular posts include comments from netizens, "You can go to Japan for revenge consumption", "Hong Kong people can finally go back to the countryside", "Can you buy a ticket with consumption coupons", "How much will a Japanese ticket cost?", "Return trip" Whether or not to isolate should be the focus first", "I can't return to Hong Kong without vaccination", "When will Hong Kong cancel the 2-injection first to board the plane?"
According to the latest measures, people arriving in Hong Kong will not need to be quarantined in a quarantine hotel from next week. They can go home or undergo three-day medical surveillance at their accommodation hotel of their choice. During this period, they can go out, but they must undergo nucleic acid testing and cannot enter restaurants, bars, etc. Listed premises subject to active verification.
It is said that the government is researching entry quarantine "0+7". The economy is most concerned. How do netizens think about the impact of tourism?
Global Travel│74 countries do not have restrictions on arrivals from Europe and the United States, 20% of the world has set up entry quarantines in Japan and South Korea, and restrictions have driven the "travel" website to search the top ten popular tourist destinations for Hong Kong people after the epidemic
