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0+3|The General Chamber of Commerce expects that about 10% of business activities will be lost, and calls for relaxation to "0+0" as soon as possible to attract return

2022-09-27T02:40:50.769Z


Entry quarantine measures have been relaxed to "0+3" from yesterday (26th). President of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce Leung Shau-kee said that "0+3" will help attract general business travelers to Hong Kong, but it will attract more attention to holding large-scale business exhibitions and conferences. force


Entry quarantine measures have been relaxed to "0+3" from yesterday (26th), Leung Shau Kee, President of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, said that "0+3" will help attract general business travelers to Hong Kong, but it will be more attractive for holding large-scale business exhibitions and conferences. In the long run, it is expected that about 10% of business activities will be permanently lost.


The Chairman of the Manufacturers' Association, Shi Lide, mentioned that although the new policy can alleviate the inconvenience of tourists visiting Hong Kong, the quarantine measures in Hong Kong are still less attractive to business travelers than other places. Save time and money.


Slade: Hong Kong still has to "catch up"

Leung Shau Kee said that the cancellation of the hotel quarantine will help attract general business travelers to Hong Kong, but because tourists are still restricted by the "yellow code" for the first 3 days of arrival in Hong Kong, he expects that large-scale exhibitions and business conferences will still be relatively "hesitant" in the short term. However, the industry is optimistic about the implementation of "0+0", hoping that the government can launch "0+0" before the end of the year.

Leung Shau-kee admitted that Hong Kong's current quarantine policy is still stricter than that of neighboring places, such as Singapore. Therefore, some business events are relocated to Singapore. He admits that after the relocation of some events, due to the high cost of returning, Hong Kong may lose about 10% of the activities.

However, he emphasized Hong Kong's original advantages: "In recent years, Hong Kong has had epidemic prevention restrictions, and some activities may be forced to move to the second place, but I believe that some activities will be returned to meet their own needs in the end."

Slade pointed out that after the launch of "0+3", passengers no longer have to wait for nucleic acid results at the airport, which greatly reduces the inconvenience of visitors to Hong Kong.

However, he admitted that "Hong Kong is going to catch up," and to attract more business travelers to Hong Kong, the government needs to further relax quarantine restrictions: "Family travelers still have to abide by the yellow code restrictions, and they are not allowed to eat in public places. It's inconvenient."

He added that after the implementation of "0+3" for a period of time, if the local epidemic situation is not serious, the government should actively consider relaxing it to "0+0", but he reminded that before the relaxation, the authorities need to prepare differently. Increase the number of flights, manpower arrangements, etc.

0+3|The government has stopped the designated quarantine hotels and needs to renew the contract at the end of the 30th. A total of 100 million yuan will be distributed in the first six rounds on the 30th. Push "0+0" as soon as possible: Returning to normal customs clearance is the key to retaining enterprises Dragon, has a return to popularity

Source: hk1

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