HONG KONG: Hong Kong will cancel its stringent Covid19 rules from Thursday, city leader John Lee said, meaning that arrivals will no longer need to do mandatory PCR tests while the city`s vaccine pass would also be scrapped.

All measures would be cancelled on Thursday, apart from the wearing of masks which still remains compulsory, Lee told a media briefing on Wednesday.

`The city has reached a relatively high vaccination rate which builds an anti-epidemic barrier,` Lee said.

`Hong Kong has a sufficient amount of medicine to fight Covid, and healthcare workers have gained rich experience in facing the pandemic,` he added.-Reuters