Hong Kong ends Covid mask mandate after 945 days to focus on economy
香港取消口罩令
Government drops most visible pandemic control as it seeks to revive financial hub
香港特首李家超表示，香港将于本周三起全面恢复常态，今明两年全力拼经济、拼发展。
Hong Kong will drop its mask mandate on Wednesday, lifting its last major restriction to contain Covid-19 as the government seeks to revive the city as a financial hub after more than two and a half years of pandemic controls.John Lee, Hong Kong’s chief executive, announced on Tuesday that the measure, which was imposed in July 2020 and enforced with HK$5,000 (US$640) fines, would be scrapped in order to draw businesses and tourists back to the city.
香港将于周三取消口罩令，解除其最后一项主要新冠防疫限制措施。在两年半的防疫管控之后，香港政府正试图重振该市的金融中心地位。
“We think this is the best time to make this decision. It is a clear message to show Hong Kong is resuming normalcy,” said Lee, formerly the city’s top cop. “We will focus on our economy and the city’s development this year and the next after resuming normalcy.”
香港特首李家超(John Lee)周二宣布，这项于2020年7月实施、违反者罚款5000港元（合640美元）的措施将取消，以吸引企业和游客重回该市。
Hong Kong had become a global outlier on pandemic controls, only beginning to unwind its strict Covid policies in December and maintaining a mask mandate far longer than other countries in the region, many of which observed widespread mask-wearing even without a legal requirement.
“我认为现在是适当时候全面取消口罩令。”曾任香港最高警官的李家超表示，“明天开始我们全面复常，在今年，以及来年，我们会全力拼经济、拼发展。”
