Hong Kong to reopen its border with the mainland by mid-January

Hong Kong government's coordination group for border-opening with the mainland held its first meeting on Sunday, after the city's Chief Executive John Lee said on Saturday that Hong Kong is to reopen its border with the mainland by mid-January. Meanwhile, the city's business group called the opening"the biggest Christmas gift,"believing it will help the small businesses of the city.

The coordination group, including Hong Kong's Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui Ching-yu, and Erick Tsang Kwok-wai, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs in Hong Kong, held the meeting on Sunday, Hong Kong media Wen Wei Po reported.

Members from this group are set to discuss details with the National Health Commission, as well as the local government of Guangdong Province and the city of Shenzhen. The plan of reopening the border will also be submitted to the central government for approval, said the newspaper.

Hong Kong's Chief Executive John Lee said on Saturday after returning from Beijing that the city is to reopen its border with the mainland by mid-January. 

"The central government has agreed to the gradual full reopening of the border" he told reporters upon arrival at the airport, adding that a coordination group was established to communicate with mainland authorities on the issue.

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