The central government dispatched a delegation of epidemic prevention and control experts to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Saturday, which could be the final step toward the resumption of quarantine-free travel between the mainland and Hong Kong, observers said.
The delegation's visit could be the final step toward the resumption of quarantine-free travel between the mainland and Hong Kong, which is likely to take place as early as the beginning of December.
With Hong Kong's status as an important international hub, it could not and need not copy all of the anti-epidemic experience of the mainland.
However, Hong Kong still needs to make efforts to further prevent imported cases and boost vaccination rates before the resumption, experts noted.
People have not been able to travel freely without quarantine between the mainland and Hong Kong since January 2020.