Two girls take a selfie at Hong Kong's Disneyland on April 21, 2022, as the theme park reopened on Thursday after being closed for around three months over the city's outbreak of COVID-19 infections. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

HONG KONG - Hong Kong residents can again have dinner in restaurants and watch the latest box office hit in movie houses as the government eased some social distancing measures following the city's fifth wave of COVID-19 infections.

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Amusement parks, cinemas and outdoor sport venues were allowed to reopen to the public. Other venues such as fitness centers, beauty parlors, public libraries and museums also reopened.

The maximum number of people permitted at group gatherings in public places will be increased from two to four, while the prohibition on gatherings at private premises involving more than two households will be canceled. 

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Meanwhile, members of the public need to continue to wear a mask on all public transportation and in public places.

Staff perform for the audience at Hong Kong's Disneyland on April 21, 2022. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Visitors walk at Hong Kong's Disneyland on April 21, 2022. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

A woman and a child go on a ride at Hong Kong's Disneyland on April 21, 2022. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Hong Kong Disneyland staff members check the temperature of visitors on April 21, 2022. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY) 

A cinema reopens to the public in Hong Kong on April 21, 2022, following the city's fifth wave of COVID-19 cases. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

The contact tracing QR code for the "LeaveHomeSafe" COVID-19 mobile app is displayed in a cinema in Hong Kong on April 21, 2022. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

People go jogging in a park in Hong Kong on April 21, 2022, as leisure and sports venues operated by the Leisure and Cultural Services reopened on Thursday following the city's fifth wave of coronavirus infections. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

Young men play football in a pitch in Hong Kong on April 21, 2022. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

Children enjoy their time in a playground in Hong Kong on April 21, 2022. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

People work out in a park in Hong Kong on April 21, 2022. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

Young women play volleyball in a park in Hong Kong on April 21, 2022. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

Residents have their dinner in a restaurant in Tseung Kwan O on April 21, 2022 after the government allowed dine-in services until 10 pm. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Residents have their dinner in a restaurant in Tseung Kwan O on April 21, 2022 after the government allowed dine-in services until 10 pm. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)