Kathmandu, 13 December: Hong Kong is scrapping its amber health code from Wednesday, effectively lifting all travel restrictions for arrivals into the city who test negative and removing a key source of frustration for travelers who are subjected to curbs during their first three days of stay.

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu on Tuesday announced the new measures, adding that residents would also not need to scan QR codes with their “Leave Home Safe” app to record visits to premises. Restaurant patrons and entrants to designated venues will still need to present their vaccination records.

“The decisions were based on data and risks. The infection risk from imported cases is lower than the risk from local infections. We believe that the lifting [of the measures] will not increase the risk of local outbreaks,” Lee told the press before his weekly meeting with the Executive Council, his key decision-making body. (South China Morning Post)

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