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Written by: Qiu Jingwen and Yang Kaili
2020-02-19 17:00
Last updated: 2020-02-19 18:02Passengers of the Diamond Princess cruise ship stranded in Japan disembarked in batches today (February 19). 53 Hong Kong people on board were diagnosed. The Chinese Embassy in Japan announced that, in close coordination with the Chinese Embassy in Japan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong, and the relevant departments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, the SAR Government will send charter flights to evacuate Chinese passengers to Hong Kong. The first charter flight will take off from Tokyo Haneda Airport at 1:45 AM (00:45 Hong Kong Time) on February 20.
A reporter from "Hong Kong 01" arrived at Chiba Hospital, which was diagnosed by Hong Kong people this morning, and found that the facilities were relatively rudimentary. The family members said that they had not been treated with any medication for a few days.
Reporter: Qiu Jingwen, Photojournalist: Yang Kaili hits Japan
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Chinese Embassy in Japan: After close coordination between the Chinese Embassy in Japan, the Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong, and the relevant departments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, the SAR Government will send charter flights to evacuate Chinese passengers to Hong Kong. The first charter flight will take off from Tokyo Haneda Airport at 1:45 AM (00:45 Hong Kong Time) on February 20.
The Hong Kong Government's charter flights will pick up several Macau residents. The Chinese ambassador to Japan has the title "Chinese compatriots will return to Hong Kong by charter plane." There are reports that charter flights will carry Mainlanders, but the news indicates that some media have misunderstood the title of the embassy in Japan.
The Chinese Embassy in Japan announced the charter time.
Passengers of the Diamond Princess cruise ship stranded in Japan have ended quarantine today, and passengers have disembarked in batches since morning. The Japanese authorities first arranged for the Japanese to leave, and arranged for about 10 buses to park near the pier for people who disembarked to board at major stations. At 11:00 am local time, Japanese passengers who had completed quarantine started to disembark their luggage, and most of them left in taxis or private cars. Near cruise ships and buses, quarantine personnel wear a full set of protective clothing, but security guards outside the aisles of passengers only wear masks.
Japan ’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare said earlier that virus detection samples have been collected from all passengers. If the results are negative, the ship can be disembarked without any health problems. The shipping company expects about 500 people to leave the ship today. Disembarked passengers can go straight home, but need to keep in touch with quarantine personnel.
First charter flight will take off tomorrow at 0:45
Diamond Princess has a total of 352 Hong Kong residents, of which 260 hold SAR passports and 92 hold foreign passports. The Director of Immigration, Zeng Guowei, said Tuesday (18th) that he will temporarily return Hong Kong people to Hong Kong in two flights. If necessary, he will not rule out an extra flight. The Secretary for Security Li Jiachao said this morning that the government is considering arranging a third charter flight to Japan. The first charter flight to take Hong Kong people back to Hong Kong will take off at 0:45 am Hong Kong time on Thursday (20th).
Earlier, the Secretary for Food and Health Xu Deyi said that people returning with charter flights need to be tested for new coronavirus by the Japanese authorities with negative results. They also need to be screened by the health department of Hong Kong, including body temperature and questionnaire surveys to ensure You can get on the plane without symptoms, and you need to be quarantined for 14 days after returning to Hong Kong.
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