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Written by: Chen Jingqi
2020-03-21 13:52
Last updated: 2020-03-21 13:52The outbreak of new coronavirus pneumonia (commonly known as Wuhan pneumonia) has continued. The Department of Health has expanded health quarantine arrangements starting at 00:00 on Thursday (19th). All arrivals from Macao and Taiwan must undergo 14-day compulsory quarantine. The quarantine person will be issued an electronic hand strap to use with the mobile app. In the past, you could stay in Hong Kong with a Chinese passport for 7 days. Under the new quarantine order, these visitors will not be able to enter the country because their visas are less than 14 days.
According to figures from the Immigration Department, about 20,600 people were registered on that day. However, after the implementation of the measures (19th), the number of arrivals for two consecutive days decreased by about 20% to 30% compared with the number of arrivals on Wednesday. Of these, the number of passengers who entered the airport on the 19th and 20th decreased by nearly five compared with the number of unimplemented measures on the 18th. to make.
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According to the figures of the Immigration Department, the total number of arrivals on the eve of the 14-day mandatory quarantine, that is, March 18, was 20,583, of which 12,952 were recorded at the airport, and 5,883 were recorded through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and Shenzhen Bay respectively. 1,748 person-times.
After the compulsory quarantine measures came into effect, the total number of arrivals on March 19 dropped by 36% to 13,118. The number of arrivals via the airport also decreased by 48% to 6,771, while the number of arrivals via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and Shenzhen Bay was 5,061 and 1,286, respectively.
The total number of arrivals yesterday (20th) recorded a slight increase of 11% compared to the total number of arrivals the previous day, with 14,858 recorded. Among them, 7,074 were recorded through the airport, and 6,208 and 1,576 were recorded through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and Shenzhen Bay respectively.
Airport arrivals skyrocketing from March 15
Chief Executive Lin Zhengyue announced on March 17 that, except for Macau and Taiwan, all overseas and mainland arrivals must be quarantined since the 19th. Cathay Pacific announced on March 15 that it will send extra flights to take British and American passengers back to Hong Kong .
Comparing the number of arrivals at the airport, from March 10th to 14th, an average of 6,000 to 7,000 Hong Kong people returned to Hong Kong daily, and there were more than 1,000 visitors from the Mainland and overseas. However, as the epidemic overseas became more severe, visitors who arrived in Hong Kong on March 15th The number of Hong Kong people entering Hong Kong surpassed 10,000 that day, and the number of mainland and overseas visitors also increased.
On the first day, only 37 mainlanders entered the airport. Some people protested that they would return to Shenzhen.
On March 19, in addition to Macao and Taiwan, overseas and mainland arrivals must also undergo compulsory quarantine inspection. In the past, Chinese passport holders could stay in Hong Kong for a period of 7 days. Under the new quarantine order, these visitors will not be able to stay in China for less than 14 days. Entry. The number of mainland visitors entering the airport on that day dropped from 37 to 27 from 2,027 on the previous day, and there were only 44 entering the mainland on the 20th. It is understood that most mainlanders who can enter Hong Kong have visas to visit relatives or work, otherwise they cannot enter the country.
However, some people from the Mainland arrived at the Hong Kong Airport, hoping to return to Shenzhen by land and protest in the airport transfer hall. On the 19th, the AA arranged a special car to send about 200 people to the Shenzhen Bay Port. These people did not complete entry formalities in Hong Kong, so they were not treated as immigrants. On the 20th, some people protested at the airport and shouted "return to Shenzhen."
According to figures from the Immigration Department, after the compulsory quarantine measures took effect on March 19, 14 days, the total number of arrivals fell by 36% from March 18, and 13,118 were recorded. The number of arrivals via the airport also decreased by 48% to 6,771. (Profile picture / Photo by Luo Junhao)
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