Hong Kong will further ease Covid-19 restrictions, allowing bars to open until 2am and raising the number of diners permitted at a table to eight from four, as cases in the global financial hub continue to ease, leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday.

Beaches and swimming pools would reopen from Thursday, when restaurants could also cater to four more people at each table, Lam said at a regular news briefing.

The extended hours for bars, as well as...