'People's Safety Comes Before Reopening Borders'
"); jQuery("#212 h3").html("

"); jQuery(document).ready(function() { jwplayer.key='EKOtdBrvhiKxeOU807UIF56TaHWapYjKnFiG7ipl3gw='; var playerInstance = jwplayer("jquery_jwplayer_1"); playerInstance.setup({ file: "https://newsstatic.rthk.hk/audios/mfile_1591464_1_20210518175404.mp3", skin: { url: location.href.split('/', 4).join('/') + '/jwplayer/skin/rthk/five.css', name: 'five' }, hlshtml: true, width: "100%", height: 30, wmode: 'transparent', primary: navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Trident")>-1 ? "flash" : "html5", events: { onPlay: function(event) { dcsMultiTrack('DCS.dcsuri', 'https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1591464-20210518.mp3', 'WT.ti', ' Audio at newsfeed', 'WT.cg_n', '#rthknews', 'WT.cg_s', 'Multimedia','WT.es','https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1591464-20210518.htm', 'DCS.dcsqry', '' ); } } }); }); });
2021-05-18 HKT 12:15
Chief Executive Carrie Lam has brushed aside concerns that Hong Kong is too slow in reopening its borders, saying while her administration does want to resume cross-border travel, it must not sacrifice the safety of Hong Kong people.
Her comment on Tuesday comes a day after the government announced a decision to postpone the SAR’s travel bubble with Singapore for a second time, following a surge in infections in the Lion City.
Speaking to reporters ahead of the weekly Executive Council meeting, Lam was asked if she was concerned that Hong Kong could be left out of the "global re-opening" when the US and countries in Europe are looking to resume travel this summer.
She stressed while it is important to resume activities like travel, her top priority is still to keep the city safe.
"We will not sacrifice this very important mission just because we want to rush to resume travel,” the CE said.
“This highly responsible attitude is being displayed by Singapore and Hong Kong in postponing for a second time the air travel bubble, and I hope this is appreciated by the people of Hong Kong, and also by the global community, because fighting Covid-19 is a global endeavor.
“We need solidarity and cooperation in order to effectively fight Covid-19,” she added.
However, Lam said there is no need to review or suspend the Return2HK scheme, where Hong Kong residents who return to the city from the mainland or Macau are exempted from quarantine.
StartmeupHK Festival And Hong Kong Fintech Week 2025 Merge For 10th Anniversary Milestone
Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) announced on 10 March 2025 that both of its flagship events, Hong Kong Fintech Week 2025 an... Read more
Ant AI-Powered Health Insurance Processes 7.25M Claims In 2024, 55%YoY Increase
In 2024, Ant Insurance, the online insurance brokerage platform of Ant Group, processed 7.25 million health claims, mar... Read more
Ping An Talent Uses AI For Job Matching, But Can Technology Make Recruitment Fairer?
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. has launched its 2025 Spring Campus Recruitment, offering over 2,000 p... Read more
HKEX Partners With CMU OmniClear To Boost Post-Trade Securities Infrastructure
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced on 4 March 2025 that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding ... Read more
PAObank Secures Insurance Agency Licence, Partners With Ping An And FWD Hong Kong
PAO Bank Limited (PAObank) has received its Insurance Agency Licence from the Insurance Authority and signed strategic ... Read more
IFAST Launches Self-Service Accounts For Hong Kong Family Offices
Fintech solutions provider iFAST HK launches self-service accounts in Hong Kong, catering to the growing demand for ind... Read more