Coronavirus: Hongkongers may have to wait up to six months to resume travel, top tourism official warns | South China Morning Post
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Hongkongers may have to wait three to six months to travel again, and even then with conditions attached, despite the city recently launching its Covid-19 vaccination programme
and the health crisis appearing to ease, according to a top official at the tourism board.Executive director Dane Cheng Ting-yat also said a wave of local tours and hotel staycation offers would soon be launched as part of the government’s HK$1.13 billion (US$145 million) drive to reboot the devastated industry.Until the third quarter, Hongkongers would be largely limited to spending holidays locally and rediscovering the city through outdoor activities, wandering around neighbourhoods, or taking staycations, he said.“My guess is in the next three to six months, only very slowly, certain conditional travel will be allowed,” the Hong Kong Tourism Board chief said in an interview with the Post. “Our assumption is that the pandemic is not going away this year, but vaccination can ease the outbreak to a large extent.”
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