Outbound Travellers Will Be Required To Get Jab: CE

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  • Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on her Facebook page that life is gradually returning to normal as the pandemic is brought under control.

    Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on her Facebook page that life is gradually returning to normal as the pandemic is brought under control.

Chief Executive Carrie Lam says the government will require Hong Kong residents to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as one of the conditions for them to travel abroad.

Writing on her Facebook page on Saturday, Lam said: “when the SAR government discusses travel arrangements with other countries or places, it will require Hong Kong residents to be vaccinated, so as to make sure they would not be infected when they are abroad, and would not bring the virus back to Hong Kong.”

She did not give details, nor did she explain whether unvaccinated people will be banned from leaving Hong Kong, or whether they would just have to undergo quarantine upon returning.

She noted the European Union is set to introduce the “vaccine passport” policy in July so people can move freely within the bloc, and said she believed similar policies will be applied to travelers from other parts of the world as well.

Lam also said vaccination is a prerequisite for Hongkongers to travel to the mainland or any other places without having to be quarantined.

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