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[Wuhan Pneumonia] Government free charter to take Diamond Princess 330 Hong Kong people to quarantine after returning to Hong Kong for 14 days

2020-02-15T16:21:04.802Z


The outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan caused by the new coronavirus has continued. Nearly 300 people have been diagnosed with the "Diamond Princess" cruise ship, which has been parked in Yokohama, Japan. Currently, 330 Hong Kong people are known to be stranded. It is expected to complete the 14th isolation on February 19th. The Security Bureau said last night (15th) near midnight that the SAR government is arranging charter flights free of charge. Hong Kong residents who have been quarantined on cruise ships are allowed to leave the ship and landed, and then pick them up and return to Hong Kong without paying a fee. Relevant persons will arrange to stay in the quarantine center for 14 days after arriving in Hong Kong, but there is still no specific date and arrangement for returning to Hong Kong.


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Written by: Li Enci

2020-02-16 00:13

Last updated: 2020-02-16 00:13

The outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan caused by the new coronavirus has continued. Nearly 300 people have been diagnosed with the "Diamond Princess" cruise ship, which has been parked in Yokohama, Japan. Currently, 330 Hong Kong people are known to be stranded. It is expected to complete the 14th isolation on February 19th. The Security Bureau said last night (15th) near midnight that the SAR government is arranging charter flights free of charge. Hong Kong residents who have been quarantined on cruise ships are allowed to leave the ship and landed, and then pick them up and return to Hong Kong without paying a fee.

Relevant persons will arrange to stay in the quarantine center for 14 days after arriving in Hong Kong, but there is still no specific date and arrangement for returning to Hong Kong.

The Security Bureau said at close to 12 o'clock last night that the SAR government was arranging charter flights to be carried free of charge by Hong Kong residents under quarantine on the "Diamond Princess" to return to Hong Kong as soon as they were allowed to leave the ship. Once the Japanese authorities determine the specific arrangements, the SAR Government will inform the affected Hong Kong residents of the specific return dates and arrangements as soon as possible. After arriving in Hong Kong, the person concerned will arrange for quarantine inspection at the quarantine center. Immigration officers are informing all Hong Kong residents on board the above arrangements by SMS.

The authority stated that the Immigration Department and the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Tokyo maintained close liaison with the Office of the Special Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong, the Chinese Embassy in Japan, and the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to master the "Diamond Princess" that is currently moored in Yokohama, Japan. Update on Hong Kong residents under quarantine. The government will continue to urge the Japanese side to determine as soon as possible the specific arrangements for passengers to be allowed to disembark.

There are 330 Hong Kong people in the "Diamond Princess" passenger, 260 of them hold SAR passports, and the rest hold foreign passports. There are currently 218 confirmed cases of the cruise, of which 11 are Hong Kong people. The relevant Hong Kong people must be quarantined on the ship for 14 days from February 5th, and it is expected to be completed on February 19th.

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