Hong Kong’s border with mainland China could reopen with limited capacity in January, according to a Chinese official in the city, a breakthrough that would be a boost to the Asian financial hub’s economy.
Authorities are seeking to resume some quarantine-free cross-border travel for those entering neighboring Guangdong province before the Lunar New Year begins, the Chinese official said, asking not to be identified because the information is private.
The governments had been working toward a date after the Beijing Winter Olympics, which end on Feb. 20, the official added, without explaining why the target date had moved.
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