日前,我国多个驻外使馆发布通知,自北京时间2022年8月24日0时起,允许持有效APEC商务旅行卡人员、持有效学习类居留许可的外国留学生入境中国。而在此之前公布的《新型冠状病毒肺炎防控方案(第九版)》将入境人员隔离管控时间从“14天集中隔离医学观察+7天居家健康监测”调整为“7天集中隔离医学观察+3天居家健康监测”。8月25日,海关总署发布消息称,根据口岸疫情防控形势,将于8月31日零时启用第九版《中华人民共和国出/入境健康申明卡》,取消了对出入境人员核酸检测信息、既往感染情況、疫苗接种日期的申报要求。
这一切表明我国正在逐步放开因疫情关闭的国门。随着出入境政策的放宽,MICE行业的国际化将会有哪些新变化,国际会议活动的恢复能否迎来新的转机?本期专题,我们将采访国内MICE领域不同产业链环节的代表,从各自角度诠释出入境政策放宽对行业的影响。
How will the Eased Entry Policy Affect the MICE Industry
——Forecast for Future MICE under Current Backgrounds
Announcements have been released presently by several Embassies in China that those with the valid APEC business tourism cards and foreign students holding the valid residence permits for learning have been allowed to enter into China ever since the Beijing Time at 0 o’ clock, on August 24, 2022. The quarantine and control periods for those entering into China, however, previously announced in the Control Solution of Covid-19(V.9) was adjusted from 14 days’ centralized quarantine for medical observation plus 7 days’ health monitoring at home into 7 days’centralized medical observation plus 3 days’ health monitoring at home. On August 25, news was released by the General Administration of Customs that the Health Statement Card for Entry/Exit of the PRC(V.9) will be used at 0 o’clock, on August 31 with declaring requirements of Nucleic Acid Testing for Entry&Exit, the previous infections and vaccinated date canceled according to the pandemic control of the Port.
All these indicate that China is gradually opening its door that was closed due to the pandemic. Which new changes will take place in the internationalization of MICE industry with the eased Entry&Exit policies? Will the recovery of the international MICE event welcome for the new opportunity? We are going to interview with representatives in various industrial chain sections of MICE sector in China on this edition to interpret effects on the industry from their own perspectives from the eased Entry/Exit policies.