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Hong Kong prepares for surge in travel after Covid curbs ease

A traveller reacts as he arrives at the Hong Kong International Airport on the first day the Covid hotel quarantine has been scrapped, in Hong Kong on Monday. (Reuters photo)

HONG KONG: Hong Kong is readying for a surge in travel after the global financial hub ended mandatory Covid-19 hotel quarantine for international arrivals on Monday, with travel companies reporting 10-fold jumps in requests.

The curbs were lifted for the first time in more than 2-1/2 years after the city's leader, John Lee, said last week that such arrivals could return home or seek accommodation of their choice, but had to self-monitor for three days on entry.

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