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Hong Kong financial summit 2022
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Overseas bankers attending HKMA summit to be exempt from some pandemic restrictions, can mingle privately

  • HKMA reaches deal with government to offer summit attendees more convenience while making sure they do not increase the risk of Covid-19
  • Overseas participants will not be subject to amber code restrictions, but will need to fulfil the basic PCR test requirements, sources said

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The three-day Global Financial Leaders’ Summit from November 1 to 3 has attracted over 200 guests, with half flying in from overseas. Photo: Robert Ng
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Foreign bankers and finance executives attending Hong Kong’s biggest summit in three years will not be subject to certain pandemic restrictions for regular arrivals and will be free to eat and mingle in private settings in restaurants, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

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While overseas attendees of the Global Financial Leaders’ Summit, scheduled for November 1 through 3, will not be subject to the Hong Kong government’s amber code restrictions during the three-day medical surveillance period of their stay, they will have to fulfil the basic PCR test and rapid test requirements, the sources said.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the government arrived at the consensus to minimise contact between inbound travellers and the local population to reduce transmission of Covid-19, while presenting a semblance of pre-Covid normality to visitors, the sources said, declining to be identified.

“The arrangements are aimed at showing the top bankers that Hong Kong is back to normal and ready to reconnect with the international business community,” the source said.

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Another source familiar with the summit arrangements said the infection risk arising from the event would be under control as it will take place in a short timespan with a limited number of participants.

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