Hong Kong and the mainland will gradually resume customs clearance from Sunday (8th), and relevant arrangements have attracted attention.
Chief Executive Lee Ka-chao met with reporters before the executive meeting today (10th) and said that the customs clearance situation in the first two days was smooth. He said that the current 50,000 land port customs clearance quota meets the demand, and there will be surplus in the past few days. In the next two or three days There are still 30% to 40% of the quota available for reservation. The reservation rate for the next 8 weeks is 17%, and the reservation rate for the 29th year has already exceeded 90%.
[09:58] The negative standards for nucleic acid tests in the Mainland and Hong Kong are different, and the Mainland does not accept stool samples for children under the age of three.
Li Jiachao pointed out that the Medical and Health Bureau is communicating with different laboratories, hoping to unify the testing standards for nucleic acid reporting.
He said that currently children under the age of three entering Hong Kong are exempt from testing, while the mainland has no exemptions and will continue to communicate with the mainland.
When asked whether he would limit the purchase of medicines in reference to Macau's practice, Li Jiachao said that the government has been paying attention to the supply of medicines, emphasizing that the current supply of medicines in public medical care is sufficient, and antipyretics are more concerned.
He said that the possibility of legislative regulation still exists, but the ideal is to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies and pharmacies how to deal with related issues, mainly for the rush to buy antipyretics.
Li Jiachao attended the press conference before the guild.
(Photo by Zhang Haowei)
Customs clearance with Hong Kong symbolizes the mainland's road to international customs clearance
[09:53] Li Jiachao believes that Hong Kong’s economy will develop positively after the customs clearance. He also pointed out that in the early stage of customs clearance, citizens need time to make travel decisions. During the Lunar New Year period, citizens are used to reuniting with their families. I believe that citizens will make corresponding arrangements, emphasizing travel Economic activities such as shopping malls, retail and exhibitions will come back soon.
He also pointed out that after customs clearance, the development needs to be monitored for a long time, and we can't just watch it for one or two days.
He said that customs clearance not only meets the long-standing expectations of citizens and business travelers, but also represents the country's road to international customs clearance. Foreign tourists can enter the mainland through Hong Kong.
Lee Ka-chao also revealed that the government will launch promotional activities in February to attract tourists and business travelers to Hong Kong.
As for the control of the epidemic, Li Jiachao emphasized that the government will closely monitor the trend of the epidemic and decide on the next step of loosening the epidemic prevention measures based on the number of severe infection cases and death cases. He emphasized that the current epidemic situation in Hong Kong is under control.
The 50,000 customs clearance quota meets the demand. The reservation rate in the next 8 weeks is 17%
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[09:45] Li Jiachao said that after two days of customs clearance with the mainland, the customs operation is smooth, orderly and safe.
He said that among the 50,000 northbound customs clearance quotas in the past few days, there are still about 30% to 40% of the vacancies, and there is still a balance from the 28th to the 30th. Citizens can make arrangements according to actual needs.
He said that in the next eight weeks, only 17% of the quota will be used. He believes that the current arrangement of 50,000 quota per day meets actual needs. He believes that the number of people will increase after customs clearance. At that time, the two places will make adjustments depending on the actual operation. .
He described the customs clearance as the reunion of the residents of the two places and the aspiration of the people, and it also has the effect of boosting the economy. Hong Kong can play the role of being backed by the mainland and connecting the world, which will help attract enterprises and talents.
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