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Ho Iat Seng: government to study opening Macau to foreign visitors

Pierce Chan by Pierce Chan
Tue 9 Aug 2022 at 20:25
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Macau’s Chief Executive, Ho Iat Seng, said the government will study opening entry to Macau for foreign visitors, but they still will have to endure quarantine.

Due to COVID-19, the Macau government banned the entry of foreign visitors on 18 March 2020, and the measure is still in effect.

Ho Iat Seng said at a meeting of the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday that Macau is now only open to mainland China visitors (without quarantine), and foreigners from Portugal (with a seven-day quarantine period). He said, “The government will study the opening of Macau to more foreign visitors, but they have to be quarantined after entry.”

“The government has reservations about any quarantine-free measures because Macau’s epidemic control policy has to be in line with that of China,” the Chief Executive said.

Macau’s Chief Executive, Ho Iat Seng

He also said the Macau government has been in discussions with Chinese tourism authorities regarding allowing escorted tours from mainland China to Macau.

“The government has been in such discussions since 3 August, hoping to resume the entry of escorted tours to Macau as soon as possible,” Ho said.

After the first case of COVID-19 in Macau occurred on 22 January 2020, mainland China cancelled escorted tours to Macau and only allowed “self-guided” tourists to visit.

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With more than five years’ experience working as a journalist in Macau, Pierce is an experienced media operator with strong skills in news writing and editing. He previously worked with Exmoo, first as a reporter covering government, gaming and tourism-related stories, then as a Deputy Assignment Editor helping set the agenda of the day. Pierce is a graduate of the University of Macau.

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