Vaccinated Philippine workers can enter Hong Kong from Aug 30, says minister

MANILA: Filipino workers who have been vaccinated in the Philippines will be allowed to enter Hong Kong from Aug. 30, Manila's labour minister said on Sunday.

Labour Secretary Silvestre Bello said Hong Kong has agreed to let overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who received COVID-19 vaccines in their home country come and work provided they can present vaccine cards issued by the Philippines' Bureau of Quarantine. The agreement should benefit some 3,000 workers waiting to be deployed to Hong Kong, Bello said in a statement.