The daily nucleic acid test requirement for cross-boundary goods vehicle drivers will be lifted if they have completed two vaccine doses for 14 days, the Transport Department announced today.

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government gained consent from the Guangdong Provincial Government to allow cross-boundary goods vehicle drivers who have completed a COVID-19 vaccination course to continue to be exempted from quarantine and relax the daily nucleic acid test requirement gradually.

The Hong Kong & Macao Affairs Office of the People's Government of Guangdong Province informed the department that from April 23, such drivers who have received two vaccine doses for 14 days and received a message in the Yuekang Code system issued by Guangdong Province are not required to undergo a nucleic acid test once every day.

They only need to possess proof of a negative nucleic acid test result conducted within 72 hours when entering Shenzhen and Zhuhai.

Those who have not been vaccinated, have not received two vaccine doses or have received two vaccine doses for less than 14 days, or have not received a message in the Yuekang Code system, are still required to possess proof of a negative nucleic acid test result conducted within 72 hours when entering Shenzhen and Zhuhai and undergo a nucleic acid test during their first entry daily.

Currently, there are about 11,000 cross-boundary goods vehicle drivers, of which about 7,000 are active.

As of April 15, about 6,700 such drivers have received their first vaccine dose and about 5,700 have received their second dose, representing over 90% and 80% of active drivers.

The department encouraged cross-boundary goods vehicle drivers to get vaccinated early.