A woman hugs a relative outside the Futian port in Shenzhen after quarantine-free travel between the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region resumed on Jan 8, 2023. (PARKER ZHENG / CHINA DAILY)

HONG KONG – Residents who had not seen their loved ones for a long time were reunited with their families after qurantine-free travel beween the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region resumed on Sunday.

There were emotional scenes at the Futian and Wenjindu ports in Shenzhen on Sunday morning as residents met their loved ones after anti-pandemic travel restrictions were lifted.

A woman hugs a relative outside the Futian port in Shenzhen after quarantine-free travel between the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region resumed on Jan 8, 2023. (PARKER ZHENG / CHINA DAILY)

Two persons in rabbit costumes, marking the incoming Year of the Rabbit, welcome arrivals at the Futian port in Shenzhen after quarantine-free travel between the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region resumed on Jan 8, 2023. (PARKER ZHENG / CHINA DAILY)

A woman hugs a relative outside the Futian port in Shenzhen after quarantine-free travel between the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region resumed on Jan 8, 2023. (PARKER ZHENG / CHINA DAILY)

A woman hugs a relative outside the Futian port in Shenzhen after quarantine-free travel between the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region resumed on Jan 8, 2023. (PARKER ZHENG / CHINA DAILY)

A resident from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region takes a selfie after crossing to the Chinese mainland at the Futian Port in Shenzhen on Jan 8, 2022. (PARKER ZHENG / CHINA DAILY)

A couple share a tender moment at the Wenjindu Port in Shenzhen as quarantine-free travel between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Chinese mainland resumed on Jan 8, 2023. (PARKER ZHENG / CHINA DAILY)

A couple share a tender moment at the Wenjindu Port in Shenzhen as quarantine-free travel between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Chinese mainland resumed on Jan 8, 2023. (PARKER ZHENG / CHINA DAILY)