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Latest news and updates about how China is racing to vaccinate the public and reach herd immunity to enable the country to reopen its borders as part of its economic recovery from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Extending the hours at Lo Wu and Shenzhen Bay border crossings run smoothly, boosting mainland visits to Hong Kong and supporting the local economy
Better arrangements must be made for children born in Hong Kong to non-permanent residents from the mainland after mother leaves 12-year-old son alone in city, apparently so he could get a better education.
Visitors from across the border are of course welcome, but herding them around like sheep and disrupting local life are issues that must be looked at.
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee and his team are pulling out all the stops with a flurry of trips to the mainland, where they are building rapport with counterparts and enhancing the city’s integration with the nation
The country has been largely closed of to the world for the past three years because of Covid; now visas are once again being issued, a blessing for business and mutual understanding at a time of heightened tensions.
- Easing of visa policy is expected to boost tourism that has yet to fully rebound since the pandemic
- Visitors may travel to Beijing or any coastline province during the 15-day period
Ma mobilised thousands of medical staff to help during major outbreaks while arguing in favour of stringent testing, quarantines and lockdowns.
Beijing has introduced measures aimed at boosting inbound tourism, including visa-free travel for a number of European and Southeast Asian countries.
Yum China Holdings, which owns the KFC and Pizza Hut restaurant chains in mainland China, plans to open more stores in ‘untapped’ parts of the country where it hopes its low-price strategy will appeal to vast numbers of less affluent customers.
More than 13 million foreigners enter or exit mainland China in the first quarter of 2024 after Beijing introduces visa-free policies for countries in Europe and Southeast Asia.
The 99-room The Opposite House, the group’s first hotel, will close after 16 years to make way for an ‘innovative retail landmark’ in the Taikoo Li Sanlitun area.
Foreigners make 2.95 million trips to and from China in January and February, more than double the amount in the previous two-month period, with increase in visitors from France, Germany, Singapore and other countries covered by new visa rules.
Beijing has relaxed visa rules to attract more visitors in recent months, in line with intentions to stimulate a national economy beset by a property crunch, employment hurdles and hesitant consumer spending.
AIA Group’s new sales in Hong Kong and mainland China continued to grow in the first two months of the year, indicating strong momentum from last year is carrying over in its two major markets, according to its top boss.
Mainland authorities likely to expand solo traveller scheme to help boost Hong Kong’s economy.
Policy sales have been boosted by the reopening of the mainland border, a weakening yuan and the interest rate gap between China and the United States, the Insurance Authority says.
Certain passport holders can now enter the island for up to 30 days not just for tourism but also business and family trips.
Foreign visitors to mainland China say they are more willing to visit and splash out hundreds of US dollars a day on flights, retail spending and dining if they can get in for free and avoid a lengthy application process.
Immigration authorities say 1.8 million trips will be made in and out of the mainland each day, more than triple last year’s levels.
12 months after strict Covid-19 border controls were lifted, overseas tourists and residents are being tempted with relaxed visa rules.
Latest step is part of wider efforts by China to boost post-pandemic recovery in the world’s No 2 economy.
A month after a visa waiver travel policy was introduced for six countries, China’s reputation as an Asian travel destination shows a rebound.
The Post takes a look at what problems the city might face with night owl border crossings, and how they might affect the economy.
Catering industry registered HK$380 million in revenue on New Year’s Eve, compared with HK$420 million in 2022.
Immigration authorities predict border crossings for the period will jump to five times the number recorded last year.
The city state took pole position for the ninth time in 11 years while Hong Kong slipped one notch to rank fifth among 173 countries, according to a study by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
Post-pandemic relaxations of travel restrictions on South Asian countries by mainland may have fuelled increase in attempts to enter city, sources say.
Travellers on both sides of the Hong Kong-mainland China border welcome end of health declaration and predict move will cut queues.
Since the border reopened, Hongkongers, particularly retirees, have started to think once again about buying property in the bay area, say analysts. The falling yuan and a slew of measures to boost the market are making the prospect more attractive.
Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices fell by nearly 1.75 per cent in September to their lowest since April 2017, as elevated interest rates have dampened sentiment and kept buyers on the sidelines.
‘It’s our first time in three years,’ says one resident visiting cemetery in Shenzhen to sweep the graves of her parents.
