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Customs clearance in the Mainland|Lin Zhexuan: Hong Kong will not need to be quarantined sooner or later, calling for at least two injections for people coming to Hong Kong

2022-12-27T02:25:49.197Z


The National Health and Medical Commission announced yesterday (26th) a substantial adjustment to the anti-epidemic measures. From January 8 next year, confirmed cases will not need to be quarantined, and nucleic acid testing and centralized quarantine for all staff after entry will be cancelled. The premise is that the nucleic acid test 48 hours before entry


The National Health and Medical Commission announced yesterday (26th) a major adjustment to the anti-epidemic measures. Starting from January 8 next year, confirmed cases will not need to be quarantined, and nucleic acid testing and centralized quarantine for all staff after entry will be cancelled. The premise is that the nucleic acid test 48 hours before entry is negative. , which means that it is more convenient for Hong Kong people to travel to and from the Mainland.

Lin Zhexuan, a member of the Legislative Council of the medical and health sector, accepted a radio interview today (27th), expressing that he is not worried that customs clearance will affect the trend of the local epidemic.


He also revealed that the government has a plan to deal with the influx of mainlanders seeking medical treatment in Hong Kong, and the local government has strict regulations on the export of medicines, so it is believed that there will be no large-scale purchase of medicines for sale in the mainland.


The central government agrees that Hong Kong and the mainland will gradually clear customs in an orderly and comprehensive manner, and the mainland has gradually relaxed its epidemic prevention policies in recent days. Including those who are confirmed do not need to be quarantined, cancel the nucleic acid test and centralized quarantine of all staff after entry, and do not need to apply for a health code. The premise is that the nucleic acid test 48 hours before entry is negative, the health declaration is normal, and if there is no abnormality in the routine quarantine at the customs port, the entry person can They were released to enter the social area, and gradually resumed the entry and exit of passenger transport at water and land ports, and resumed outbound tourism of Chinese citizens in an orderly manner.

Lin Zhexuan: I believe that the "quarantine order" will gradually fade out

Lin Zhexuan was asked whether Hong Kong's quarantine and isolation policy could be "on par" with the mainland. Lin Zhexuan bluntly believed that the "isolation order" would "slowly fade out, it is only a matter of time".

He said that although no longer centralized isolation of patients will increase the pressure on the society, only about 20,000 people in Hong Kong report being infected every day. It is believed that many infected citizens have not reported, but the spread of the virus in the community has not been significantly aggravated .

As for whether customs clearance will affect the trend of the epidemic in Hong Kong, Lin Zhexuan believes that people coming to Hong Kong need to undergo nucleic acid testing the next day after arriving in Hong Kong. Nucleic acid test results were negative, and the measures were considered "quite stable."

He also added that imported cases only accounted for 4% to 5% of the confirmed cases in Hong Kong. After Hong Kong relaxed entry restrictions, imported cases did not increase significantly. It is believed that customs clearance with the mainland will have a small impact on Hong Kong, but he also admitted that customs clearance will have a negative impact on Hong Kong. The healthcare system is under increasing pressure.

Lin Zhexuan suggested requiring mainlanders to have at least two doses of vaccines before coming to Hong Kong.

Lin Zhexuan revealed that the authorities are formulating a response plan to deal with the influx of mainlanders coming to Hong Kong for medical treatment.

He reminded that the current bed occupancy rate of medical wards in public hospitals has reached 120%, and the Hospital Authority should study how to meet greater demand, such as cooperating with private hospitals and making good use of Hetao Emergency Hospital.

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