Hong Kong to Reopen Bars, Nightclubs to Vaccinated People
- City working to incentivize shots amid low inoculation rate
- Some restaurants will be allowed to extend dine-in hours
Closed bars line a street at Lan Kwai Fong in Hong Kong in December. New rules will allow bars and nightclubs to remain open until 2 a.m.
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Hong Kong will ease social-distancing restrictions by allowing bars, nightclubs and karaoke parlors to re-open and operate past midnight only for vaccinated residents starting Thursday, as the government intensifies efforts to boost the city’s lackluster inoculation drive.
Staff and customers must have had received at least a first vaccine dose for the venues to open their doors, Food and Health Secretary Sophia Chan told a briefing on Tuesday. Patrons will need to sign in using Hong Kong’s LeaveHomeSafe app.