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Hong Kong to shorten quarantine period for vaccinated visitors Xinhua 07 May 2021, 20:30 GMT+10 HONG KONG, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong will shorten the quarantine period from May 12 for inbound visitors who have been fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic. Travelers will face varied arrangements depending on their places of departure as public health authorities have divided overseas areas into five categories based on the severity of the pandemic, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government said Friday. People from low-risk areas including Australia and Singapore will ha...

By Contributor - May 7, 2021 From May 12, most incoming passengers who have been inoculated against Covid-19 will have their self-isolation period cut by a week. The Hong Kong Island skyline by night. (Photo: Thom Masat/Unsplash) Top officials in Hong Kong have just revealed details on a plan to cut quarantines for fully vaccinated arrivals from outside Mainland China, Macau, and Taiwan. At a press conference this afternoon, the territory’s Permanent Secretary for Food and Health, Thomas Chan, said the updated rules would take effect from midnight on May 12. Passengers ar...

'Delayed arrival of helpers a relief for many' 2021-04-19 HKT 14:05 Share this story An employers group says people are worried about migrant workers bringing mutated strains of the coronavirus into Hong Kong. File photo: RTHK The Hong Kong Employers of Overseas Domestic Helpers Association says the government's two-week ban on arrivals from the Philippines has come as a relief to many people who are concerned about the Covid-19 situation in the country. The discovery of a mutant strain of the virus in the community in Hong Kong has led to the SAR government banning flights fro...

Citizens need to learn the 'long-term positive impact of refugees on the economy' Letters to the editor, March 5, 2021: Readers weigh in on what Canada can learn from Germany's immigration strategy, the Maclean's Power List, a post-Trump America, and more Tree-planting conundrum Thousands of hectares of carbon-absorbing trees and shrubs are plowed under each year and covered over with concrete and tar, their benefits lost forever (“Hope and muscle,” Environment, January 2021). They are replaced with thousands of buildings. It is hard to imagine how this new tree-planting program can keep ...

  CALGARY -- One day after many in the hospitality industry called for an adjustment of Alberta’s health measures, gyms and fitness studios are also questioning why they can’t open. On Monday, multiple restrictions will be lifted. That’ll allow Albertans to book in a haircut or a tattoo — what they won’t allow for is an indoor workout. That doesn’t sit right with the owners of Grit Fitness in northeast Calgary. “Right now, what people need is that consistency,” owner Brad Soanes said. “They need the ability to get out of their homes and get that therapy that they real...