Matthew Cheung, inset, said only business travelers and those who return to the mainland to visit family will be accepted initially. However, he admitted that it is unlikely to reopen borders before the National Day golden week starting on Thursday. Another source said authorities hope to reopen the border before October 15 but added: "We need to win the confidence of our Guangdong counterparts." The health code has been ready since June but put on hold since the third wave of local outbreaks began in early July. After they test negative, they can generate a QR code of their virus-free record and use it to cross the border," he said.

Source: The Standard September 28, 2020 19:22 UTC