[New Crown Pneumonia] More than 100 Hong Kongers stranded in Peru, and the port of Morocco is arranging flights to return to Hong Kong

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Written by: Wang Jieen

2020-03-29 20:37

The epidemic of new-type coronavirus pneumonia (commonly known as Wuhan pneumonia) in Hong Kong is severe. The government stated that as of 12:00 noon today (29th), the Immigration Department had received a total of 86 Hong Kong people stranded in Peru for help, and 5 of them had left Peru through other arrangements. According to a report from the Chinese Embassy in Peru, one of the Hong Kong people was diagnosed locally and died.

As for Morocco, the Immigration Department has received a total of 150 Hong Kong people seeking help on Morocco's return trip to Hong Kong. At present, 37 Hong Kong people are still stranded there. In other words, the Government has received a total of 236 requests for help, and more than 100 Hong Kong people are stranded in both places. The Hong Kong Government stated that it is making every effort to reserve seats or arrange flights for stranded Hong Kong residents to return to Hong Kong and submit relevant applications to the local government.

The government stated that as of 12:00 noon today (29th), the Immigration Department had received a total of 86 Hong Kong people stranded in Peru for help, and 5 of them had left Peru through other arrangements. (Profile picture / provided by interviewees)

According to a report from the Chinese Embassy in Peru, one of the Hong Kong residents died of a new coronavirus infection there. After receiving the notice, the Immigration Department has immediately contacted the families of the deceased and provided appropriate advice and assistance according to their wishes. The Immigration Department will continue to assist them in cooperation with the Embassy of Peru.

Apply to the local government to arrange a flight

The government stated that other Hong Kong people who are still in Peru have very strict land and air traffic restrictions because the country is in a state of emergency. The SAR government has contacted the Chinese Embassy in Peru and a number of airlines to make arrangements to reserve seats or arrangements The flight is to return to Hong Kong for stranded Hong Kong people and submit relevant applications to the local government.

The government also stated that some Hong Kong people are in different parts of Peru and need to arrange inland machines or other land transport to the capital Lima in order to focus on international flights leaving Lima from Peru. The SAR Government is actively following up and will release the latest news to the affected Hong Kong people as soon as the relevant arrangements are finalized.

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37 Hong Kongers stranded in Morocco

As for Hong Kong people stranded in Morocco, the Immigration Department received a total of 150 Hong Kong people asking for help in returning to Morocco, including 70 members of tour groups. As of 12:00 noon, 113 people have returned to Hong Kong on different flights or have made arrangements for returning to Hong Kong. 37 Hong Kong people who are still in Morocco are mainly concentrated in the cities of Casablanca and Marrakech.

Coordinating with airlines

In order to assist the affected Hong Kong people to return to Hong Kong, the SAR Government has followed up in many ways, including through the SAR Government's Beijing Office and the Kingdom of Morocco's Embassy in China, to learn from the Moroccan Government about the actual operation of local civil flights, and actively and multi- The airlines coordinated to reserve seats for the affected Hong Kong people to leave Morocco and return to Hong Kong via other locations.

The government said that it is actively following up with the Chinese Embassy in Morocco and a number of airlines, making every effort to reserve seats or arrange flights for stranded Hong Kong people to return to Hong Kong, and will issue them the latest news on returning seats as soon as possible.

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