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Thousands cross Hong Kong-China border as Covid restrictions end

Thousands of travellers crossed in both directions between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong on Sunday, in a border reopening that ended almost three years of separation caused by Beijing’s strict zero-Covid regime. China’s removal of cross-border quarantine requirements, replaced by the need for just a negative Covid test, represented the final step in a dramatic unwinding of an approach that had included frequent lockdowns, mass testing and tough restrictions on leaving the country.