Hong Kong Tightens COVID-19 Rules And Seeks To Open Up To China

HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong will tighten COVID-19 restrictions despite no local outbreaks to better align with Chinese policies and increase the chances of quarantine-free travel between the territory and the mainland, leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday. It will enable contact tracing, for example, requires government agencies to use the LeaveHomeSafe app to record the arrival and departure of visitors. It will also tighten quarantine rules to only release emergency workers or those working in critical industries such as logistics. Currently, the quarantine is exempt from crew members of airlines, banking and insurance companies, directors of state-owned companies,…