China and Hong Kong to reopen border as Beijing drops zero-Covid curbs

China and Hong Kong have confirmed plans to reopen their shared border on Sunday after nearly three years of coronavirus restrictions that have stifled cross-border tourism and business activity.

But crossings to and from mainland China will be limited to an estimated 60,000 a day each way, Hong Kong’s chief executive John Lee said on Thursday. The visits will be the first to be exempt from quarantine on arrival since early 2020, but amount to a fraction of pre-pandemic figures.