Smooth sailing for travellers to Hong Kong on first day without amber health code amid rollback of city’s Covid-19 restrictions
- Officials on Tuesday announced the biggest overhaul of the city’s Covid-19 restrictions since the pandemic began
- Arrivals who test negative for Covid are now issued with a blue code, allowing them to roam freely around the city
The first day without amber codes for travellers arriving in Hong Kong has got off to a smooth and uneventful start as tourists, free to enter any premises in the city, welcomed the latest relaxation by dining in amid a cold spell.
Officials on Tuesday announced the biggest overhaul of the city’s Covid-19 restrictions since the pandemic began, citing the diminished danger imported infections posed to the community, offering hope of a revival to the once-thriving tourism industry.
The Peak Tram terminus on Garden Road in Central was quiet on Wednesday morning, with few visitors aside from three local tours of schoolchildren and the disabled.
An employee staffing a ticket booth at the entrance said the rain had dampened visitor traffic, as more tourists were around on Tuesday.
A Post reporter observed fewer than 10 tourists taking the tram in the morning, with passengers mostly local tour groups or retirees and families.
The Fangs, a couple from Australia in their 70s, made a beeline for the Peak Tram on the second day of their visit after the amber code was axed.