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Written by: Zhang Meihua
2020-03-11 19:45
Last updated: 2020-03-11 19:45The epidemic of a new type of coronavirus pneumonia, commonly known as "Wuhan pneumonia," has continued. The Hong Kong Government has tightened restrictions on "seizures" since February 8. According to the figures of the Immigration Department, the number of visitors entering Hong Kong through various ports has been greatly reduced since the first day of "customs clearance", but the number has increased afterwards. The Macau casino reopened on February 20, and the number of visitors to the Bridge increased from more than 1,700 in the previous day to more than 2,900. After that, it continued to rise to a recent peak. The number of visitors in a single day reached 7,171, reaching the number of immigration before the closure. Eighty-two percent.
It is reported that, in addition to filling in the health declaration form, any entrants entering through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge will only be verbally queried by staff of the Department of Health to know whether the entrants have visited the Mainland and other regions; there is no connection between Hong Kong and Macau Information reporting mechanism. In other words, any traveler who has not truthfully declared their past travel records will still have the opportunity to use the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge to enter and exit the Mainland via Macau to avoid loopholes in the Mainland ’s entry into Hong Kong for quarantine.
Hong Kong and Macau No Travel Record Notification Mechanism
With the outbreak of the global epidemic, the Hong Kong Government has also recently announced that it has strengthened entry restrictions, including requiring the past 14 days to visit the Mainland, Romagna, Italy, Lombardy or Veneto, Hokkaido, Iran, La Rioja, Spain , Madrid and Basque Country, Burgundy-Francis-Conti, Greater East, France, and North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and other regions require 14-day compulsory isolation measures upon arrival in Hong Kong, and Non-Hong Kong residents are even more prohibited from entering Korea.
Except for direct entry / exit via mainland flights or ports, whether other immigrants have visited the mainland of China in the past 14 days, the Hong Kong Government cannot tell if passengers have to fill out health declaration forms on their own initiative. It is reported that the DH staff only made oral inquiries at checkpoints to find out whether immigrants have visited the Mainland and other regions. There is no notification mechanism related to travel records between Hong Kong and Macau. In other words, the responsibility of the gatekeeper mainly lies in whether the passenger has truthfully declared a party. Any passenger still has the opportunity to take advantage of entry through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, creating a loophole in exempting compulsory quarantine.
For example, Hong Kong people first detour to the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge via Macau before entering the Mainland, and then return to Hong Kong along the original road. The Mainland Pass uses the Homecoming Permit to enter and leave Macau, and the Macao Pass uses the Hong Kong Identity Card to enter and exit. Will not be notified to the Hong Kong side.
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Macau casinos reopened on February 20
According to figures from the Immigration Department, the Hong Kong Government has closed most of the ports since February 8, leaving only the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the airport and the Shenzhen Bay Port for visitors to enter and leave. Taking the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge as an example, the number of immigrants from February 7th to 8th fell from 8,667 to 1,176, a sharp drop of 86.4%. However, after entering Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the number of immigrants who entered China was "closed". There is a continuous upward trend.
During the period from February 8 to February 19, the number of immigrants remained mostly at 2,000 daily, and on February 14 it exceeded the 2,000-pass mark once, reaching 2,049. However, since Macau ’s casino reopened on February 20, the number of immigration and immigration has soared. From February 21, the number of immigration and entry has remained at 4,000. By the end of February, the number of immigration and entry has risen to more than 5,600 and to 3 On 6th, the peak number of single-day arrivals after the "seal" was recorded, reaching 7,171 arrivals in Hong Kong.
From February 19 to 20, the number of people entering through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge increased from more than 1,700 to more than 2,900, and then continued to rise to the recent peak. The number of people who entered the city on a single day reached 7,171. (Profile picture / Photo by Lin Ruoqin)
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