The majority of Hong Kong's restrictions on bars and restaurants are going to be lifted as part of the COVID curb withdrawal.

Hong Kong is going to do rid of some of the remaining remnants of its Covid-19 regulations, which have been responsible for destroying the city's economy and bringing its reputation as a financial hub into disrepute.

As of tomorrow, incoming travelers will no longer be prohibited from visiting restaurants and bars within the first three days of arrival, and residents will no longer be required to scan a tracing app in order to enter eateries, pubs, and other venues. In addition, the ban on visiting restaurants and bars within the first three days of arrival will no longer apply to outgoing travelers.

John Lee, the chief executive of Hong Kong, stated that "we have evaluated the data and danger," and one of the considerations that was considered was that the risk brought in by imported cases is actually lower than the risk of infection in the community. "We have reviewed the data and risk,"

The changes follow Beijing's about-face on its zero-Covid policy earlier this month, with the country abandoning a swath of laws aimed at eliminating instances, which led to an increase in infections. The revisions come after Beijing's about-face on its zero-Covid policy.

Despite the fact that Hong Kong has never been subjected to the same level of restrictions as the rest of China, the territory has maintained its own elimination policy in addition to week-long government quarantines up until the beginning of this year, when a devastating outbreak rendered the measures unnecessary.

The city has been gradually easing up on its restrictions, and in September, it did away with the mandatory passenger quarantine that was in place.

The pandemic laws in Hong Kong will continue to be stricter than those in many other major cities across the world. According to Lee, the "vaccine pass" system that the city uses, in which citizens are required to show their immunization status on a government app, would continue to be in effect.

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