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Written by: Ni Qingjiang
2020-02-20 06:01
Last updated: 2020-02-20 06:01[Wuhan Pneumonia] The Diamond Princess Cruise, described as a replica of Amoy Gardens, the first group of 102 Hong Kong passengers took the Hong Kong Government's Cathay Pacific charter flight to Hong Kong at 4 am today (20th). It is expected to arrive in Hong Kong at 9 am, more than 3 hours later than originally scheduled. Some passengers said that more and more people were diagnosed on the ship every day, and they were very worried that they were able to leave the ship and return to Hong Kong. They felt relieved immediately. Some interviewed passengers said that for the sake of overall social benefits, they would be isolated for 14 days after returning to Hong Kong.
The Director of Immigration, Zeng Guowei, said that all Hong Kong people who were able to disembark could have negative test results. He said that the initial inspection progress by the Japanese authorities was slow, and after the mediation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the test results accelerated, so that twice as many passengers could temporarily return to Hong Kong. As for the second flight, the opportunity has been delayed until late to allow more Hong Kong passengers who have negative test results to return to Hong Kong.
For Hong Kong passengers on the Diamond Princess, first take a coach to Haneda Airport and then take a charter flight back to Hong Kong. (Associated Press)
Ground crew full protective equipment sunrise entry personnel only wear masks
About 10 o'clock (Hong Kong time, the same below) on the cruise last night (19th), "All Hong Kong passengers leaving Diamond Princess at night please go to the fourth floor springboard". Subsequently, a group of Hong Kong people isolated on board the ship disembarked with their luggage at about 11:00, and the immigration personnel wearing protective equipment registered on the ground one by one, while the staff of the Department of Health measured their temperature. Passengers put on N95 masks and boarded a number of coaches parked beside them.
At about 0:10 this morning, the coach left the pier, and one of the vehicles had a banner with the words "Go, let's go home" on it. About 20 minutes later, the first coach arrived at Haneda Airport, and other cars arrived one after another. However, the passenger boarding arrangement was quite long after that, the boarding bridge connecting the aircraft did not leave until 3:30, and then waited for the runway arrangement to take off until 4: 00, which was more than three hours later than the original time of 0:45.
The airport has arranged a fast track for them to leave the country, and journalists can reach them. Airline ground staff put on full protective equipment, but Japanese immigration personnel only wore masks. The staff in full protective clothing made final preparations on the aircraft. As can be seen from the cockpit glass window, the pilot did not wear a mask. The first charter flight together with the Department of Health staff, a total of 8 government personnel accompanied the passengers to Hong Kong.
The first Diamond Princess passenger returning to Hong Kong took a government charter flight and took off at 4 am to return to Hong Kong. (NOW News Screenshot)
Stranded passengers get off the bus
After getting off the tourist bus, Mr. Chung told reporters: "I am happier and can return to Hong Kong, but there will be 14 days (waiting for isolation)." As for what to say to the people in Hong Kong, he said, "Everyone works hard, fights "It ’s a low germ (virus)." Zhong Tai said, living on the boat "takes care of three meals, and it's only free." "I don't feel any changes in my body, so I'm shocked. The ship was most surprised (received) Infected, feeling at ease and home. "She bluntly said that she would not take a cruise again in the future.
A male traveler said that he was certainly happy to be returning to Hong Kong. "Because of the distress in the ship, today 30 (people were diagnosed), listened to 40 (people confirmed), and then 99 (people confirmed). First? As soon as I found out someone was diagnosed, no one changed the sheets. They had n’t changed for more than ten days, and the food was OK. "
A returning passenger stated that he had tested the new coronavirus on the 16th. "But there were no results. I didn't listen. I didn't receive the report, but I wasn't worried." Another female passenger said that she had not received the test. Negative certificate, "The Immigration Department called me, called me and told me to leave. Without the certificate, the Japanese government should leave the ship if it is negative."
More than twice as many people as planned
The Director of Immigration, Zeng Guowei, responsible for the charter arrangement, explained why it took more than an hour to board the cruise terminal. He said it was because more people were available. At that time, 92 people were known, which was larger than the original 45 people expected. Doubled. Previously, seven Hong Kong people who had completed quarantine and had negative test results decided not to board the charter plane and stayed in Japan after leaving the cruise. It is unknown whether anyone changed their decision.
It has been stated that the initial testing progress by the Japanese authorities has been slow, and the test results have been accelerated after the mediation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; all Hong Kong people who can disembark have negative test results. Since the Japanese authorities hope to arrange for Hong Kong people to disembark as soon as possible, Therefore, he failed to submit the certificate to everyone. "Anyway, the result is negative, but the result is a problem." He later stated that the number of Hong Kong people returning to Hong Kong on the first charter flight increased to 102. He thanked all parties for their efforts, including Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Japanese authorities.
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Elderly travelers agree to return to Hong Kong and re-isolate: for social peace
The six older Hong Kong tourists who had a negative test and landed in Saitama Prefecture a few days ago were picked up by Japanese dispatchers and immigration officers at 7 pm and arrived at Haneda Airport at about 10 pm. Among them, Ms. Zeng, 84, said that she had to stay in the room during the quarantine period. She felt hard and was not used to Japanese food, but the overall arrangement was acceptable, "OK, good." Regarding returning to Hong Kong to continue to isolate, she said, "Everything can be done for the sake of social peace. Everyone is fine, and if there is something (someone is diagnosed without isolation), count!"
The 77-year-old Wen Sheng described this as a rare experience, lamenting that life is fickle and that there is bitterness and joy. He is satisfied with the arrangements made by the Hong Kong and Japanese governments. "He made every effort and he was so ill that he was able to cope with it." He agreed to continue to isolate after returning to Hong Kong. Mrs. Wen said that she was resigned, and pointed out that Japanese medical staff had a few "Oolongs", but thanked the staff of the two places for their assistance. "This time the government really spent a lot of money on me. Thank you for the place I lived. , Even the buried ship (cruise) is tied. OK, (back to Hong Kong) to be isolated, to stabilize themselves, to stand in a stable position. "
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