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Written by: Li Enci
2020-02-08 20:01
Last updated: 2020-02-08 20:01The pneumonia epidemic in Wuhan has spread in Hong Kong. A compulsory quarantine order has been implemented in Hong Kong this morning (8th). Anyone who has been to the Mainland within 14 days, whether Hong Kong residents, Mainlanders or other nationals, must stay at home, a hotel or a government-designated confinement. The facility is subject to compulsory quarantine for a period of 14 days. Offenders can be fined 25,000 yuan and imprisoned for 6 months.
The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, said that as of 4 pm today, there were 8,953 immigrants in Hong Kong, of whom 161 had to undergo mandatory quarantine. Lin Zhengyue said that the authorities would contact them by phone, randomly visit homes by surprise, and conduct real-time site monitoring through Whatsapp or WeChat. Police have conducted ten home visits today, and all of them are at home.
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Mrs Lam said that as of 4:00 pm today, the first 16 hours of the entry into force of compulsory quarantine, there were a total of 8,953 immigrants in Hong Kong, and more than nine of them were international visitors entering Hong Kong through the international airport. On land, 807 people entered, of which 682 passed the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and 125 passed the Shenzhen Bay.
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The two stayed in a government temporary residence facility for mandatory quarantine
Of the nearly 9,000 immigrants, 161 are subject to compulsory quarantine, 143 are Hong Kong residents, and 18 are non-Hong Kong residents; 148 are quarantine at home; 11 are quarantine at hotels; 2 are arranged to stay in the government temporarily Facilities are Sai Kung Outdoor Recreation Centre and Cao Gongtan Outdoor Recreation Centre.
Asked why the number of people who had to undergo compulsory quarantine accounted for only 1.8% of the total number of arrivals, Lin Zheng explained that most people are international visitors who entered through Hong Kong's international airport and do not fall into the scope of quarantine. Of the 682 people who entered the bridge, most were Macao or Hong Kong people who entered through Macao, and they were not included in the quarantine scope.
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Real-time location monitoring with Whatsapp or WeChat
Lin Zhengyue said that the authorities have three methods to ensure that people undergoing compulsory quarantine have not left home, including telephone contact, random door-to-door "unexpected" home visits, and newly announced WhatsApp or WeChat, real-time location monitoring. Lin Zhengxu said that the police had "raided" home visits ten times today, and all of them were at home.
Lin Zhengyue said that the authorities have three methods to ensure that those subject to compulsory quarantine have not left their homes. (Photo by Yu Junliang)
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