Recently, a number of major sports events in Hong Kong have been canceled and taken over by neighboring countries. The finger was pointed at Hong Kong’s strict immigration quarantine policy. Different members of the trade and medical experts have publicly urged the government to relax the policy and implement the “0+7” scheme as soon as possible.
As the Hong Kong government planned to hold the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit and the Hong Kong rugby sevens in November, demonstrating Hong Kong’s re-engagement with the international community, the government had originally planned to announce a relaxation of the boarding and quarantine arrangement at the end of September or by Oct. 19 the current planned date for John Lee to deliver his Policy Address.
