Resumption of Mainland transit via Hong Kong on Saturday, airport staff believes that it will not help the current economic cycle of business

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Written by: Chen Nuoxi, Cai Zhengbang, Huang Yingjin

2020-08-13 14:05

The Airport Authority announced early this (13th) morning that from Saturday (15th) to October 15th, passengers departing from airports in Mainland China can transit or transit to other destinations at Hong Kong International Airport, as far as going to China Transit and transit services to destinations in the Mainland are still suspended. A reporter from "Hong Kong 01" inspected the airport today (13th). The scene was still brightly lit but extremely deserted. The arrival and departure halls are very crowded, 80% of the shops and restaurants are temporarily closed, and some open shops even "sweep the flies." A staff member revealed to reporters that the current source of income for airport shops is "inner loop", and most of the airport staff spend at the airport.

The departure hall of the airport is very deserted. (Photo by Huang Weijin)

The global outbreak of new crown pneumonia has severely hit the tourism industry. There are only two screens left to display departure flights from the dazzling flight information screens in the past. There are no people around the airport, and most chain stores and restaurants have been closed. Reporters observed on the scene that some restaurants were even more "flying." The business was bleak. The staff pointed out that the main source of customers is airport staff. Some money change shop staff revealed to reporters that business has been sluggish in recent months, with only 4 to 5 people patronizing on average a day. There are other money change shops that even "do not have a single business a day." They pointed out that even if they are open from Saturday The transit service for mainland passengers is not helpful to business. "They (transit passengers) are all restricted areas, so they are not helpful to business." Some people bluntly said that they are also worried about this policy.

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However, there are still very few shops that can survive the epidemic. A shop selling anti-epidemic supplies opened at the airport in July, attracting many airport staff to patronize. The staff of the anti-epidemic supplies store pointed out that the government did not implement work from home before the business was good, but it has fallen slightly so far. Another shop selling mobile phone cases offers discounts to airport staff, which is also very popular.

Hong Kong Airport will stop all transfer services from March 25. All non-Hong Kong residents who arrive in Hong Kong by plane from overseas countries or places, and non-Hong Kong residents who enter Hong Kong from the Mainland, Macau and Taiwan, if they have visited overseas countries in the past 14 days Or the region is not allowed to enter. Today (13th), the Airport Authority announced that passengers departing from mainland airports can transfer or transit through Hong Kong International Airport to other destinations from Saturday (15th) to October 15th; as for going to the mainland The transit and transit services of China are still suspended.

Arrangements for transit or transit between mainland China and Hong Kong will resume from Saturday

The AA stated that the enhanced measures since the resumption of transfer and transit services at Hong Kong International Airport on June 1 this year remain effective and apply to all departure places and destinations, including passengers who must use the same ticket to make reservations by different airlines. For transit or transit flights operated by the company group, passengers must have gone through the check-in procedures and hold a printed copy of the two-way boarding pass, and their luggage must also be affixed with a luggage tag to the destination. The AA emphasizes that transit or transit passengers cannot stay at the Hong Kong International Airport for more than 24 hours and must confirm in advance that they can enter the destination.

According to the immigration and health-related regulations implemented in various regions, airlines must ensure that passengers meet the destination's entry and health quarantine requirements before boarding, and comply with the Hong Kong International Airport's requirements for transfer and transit services to avoid passengers at Hong Kong International Airport Stranded.

Wu Miner, chairman of the Trade Union, believes that the virus should be completely blocked before the transfer service is restored. The epidemic situation in Hong Kong continues to be unstable, and it is too hasty to restore services. Even if visitors to Hong Kong have a health code, it is difficult to guarantee that they are not invisible patients, which increases the risk of airport workers. She frankly worried that this will trigger another chain of transmission. "Earlier, the government didn't recognize that the third round of the epidemic was due to people exempt from quarantine, and the information was released at the same university. IKEA also exempted a group of people, which is actually a repeated mistake."

Regarding whether people arriving in Hong Kong for transit can drive the economy of airport shops for the airport, Wu Miner has reservations, "It's as if more business is useful before."

The Director of the Infection and Infectious Diseases Center of Hong Kong University, Ho Pak-liang, told the commercial station program "Departing on a Sunny Day" this morning that the AA has not yet provided details on the implementation of a number of transit arrangements between Mainland China and Hong Kong, such as how to know how transit passengers travel within 14 days. History, how to deal with high-risk individuals in Hong Kong, penalties for passengers who fail to comply with the arrangements, etc. He believes that the key to resuming mainland transit arrangements via Hong Kong is to identify and intercept high-risk persons before passengers board the plane.

When accepting the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Millenniums", Yi Zhiming, a member of the shipping and transportation industry legislator, believed that the mainland epidemic is generally under control. If proper anti-epidemic transfer procedures are passed, it is feasible to restore transfer services from the mainland to Hong Kong, which will help mainland students go overseas Entrance to higher education and promotion of airport activities to increase income are measures to benefit the people.

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