In response to media enquiries, a spokesman for the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region said today (December 18) that the Government is fully dedicated in the final preparation stage of the orderly resumption of quarantine-free travel with the Mainland, including the quota, and will make an announcement at a suitable juncture.

     The Government understands that not being able to have quarantine-free travel to the Mainland for a prolonged period of time has affected the daily lives and different kinds of interactions between people in these two places, including official and business engagements and non-official and non-business situations. The Government will consider the handling of quota in a comprehensive and holistic manner.