[Diamond Princess] The second charter flight took 84 people to Hong Kong in the early morning and 2 Macao people returned directly to Australia

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Written by: Deng Haixing

2020-02-22 04:30

On the 4th of this month, the cruise ship "Diamond Princess" carrying 3,700 passengers was stranded in Yokohama, Japan because of a new coronavirus (Wuhan pneumonia) epidemic. So far, 634 people have been confirmed on board, including 66 Hong Kong people. After two weeks of compulsory quarantine, the remaining passengers took charter flights from various countries to return home. The first charter flight of the Hong Kong Government returned to 102 Hong Kong people in the early hours of Thursday (20th): The second charter flight arrived in Hong Kong today (22nd). , 82 Hong Kong people boarded a tourist bus and were sent to Foyang Junyang Village for quarantine and quarantine; 2 Macao people were directly picked up by the Macau government and returned to Australia.

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At about 1:40 in the morning, a second batch of 84 Cathay Pacific CX8541 charter flights arrived in Hong Kong. Persons in full protective clothing took the heat detector first to board the aircraft. A few pairs of elders first landed and hung their chests. There were pink number plates, and then people were disembarked. All of them wore masks. Some people waved to the media and some people raised their phones to shoot. Everyone boarded 6 tourist buses in batches, all seated in the back row, but no interline seat was seen. The Macau government has arranged a special car to pick up two Macao residents directly at the airport and return to Australia via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge.

Around 2:30 in the morning, six coaches were divided into two batches and left the airport under the escort of the police convoy; more than half an hour later, the first three coaches arrived at Junyang Village first, and the remaining three arrived at about 3:30.

After the second charter flight arrived in Hong Kong, the crew on board became the last crew to land. (Live screen)

The government subsequently issued a press release stating that there were 82 Hong Kong residents and 2 Macau residents in the charter flight. The Macau Special Administrative Region Government had arranged a special car to take 2 Macau residents directly at the airport and return to Macau via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. The medical staff of the Department of Health briefly explained the quarantine arrangements and measured their temperature before the passengers landed. Then they took a special car to the quarantine center of Junyang Village for 14 days of quarantine observation.

The government continued that, as of February 21, there were 634 confirmed cases of "Coronavirus 2019" among Diamond Princess passengers, of which 66 were Hong Kong residents who would stay in Japan for medical treatment. As for the close contacts of the diagnosed patients, the Department of Health has formulated plans for the risk prevention measures to take them back to Hong Kong by charter flights, and is working hard to discuss feasible arrangements with the airlines. These individuals must have a negative test result for "Coronavirus 2019" and be physically fit to board the aircraft. Immigration staff will remain in Japan to continue to provide viable assistance to other Hong Kong residents who are still local or undergoing treatment.

The second charter flight arrived in Hong Kong early this morning (22nd), and 82 Hong Kong people boarded the coach directly to Chunyang Village.

The second charter flight arrived in Hong Kong early this morning (22nd), and 82 Hong Kong people boarded the coach directly to Chunyang Village. (Live screen)

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