[Wuhan charter flight] Hong Kong government charter flight is about to take off to pick up stranded Hubei porters and return to Hong Kong

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Written by: Chen Jingqi

2020-03-25 15:31

A new type of coronavirus pneumonia (commonly known as Wuhan pneumonia) epidemic is raging. The government will send a second round of charter flights today and tomorrow (25th and 26th) to carry over 500 Hong Kong residents stranded in Hubei Province. Today, it will take the lead to take 285 people back to Hong Kong and return to Hong Kong from Wuhan Airport at 4 and 7 pm respectively.

As of 2:40 pm, the government team has arrived at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport. Nie Dequan, director of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau and Zeng Guowei, director of the Immigration Department, are discussing with Wuhan officials about the details of today ’s charter operation. Hong Kong people who took the first charter flight today also arrived at the scene.

[15:45] Hong Kong people on the first charter flight are boarding. Some Hong Kong residents stranded in Huangshi City expressed their gratitude to the immigrants, stating that they had stayed for two months and that the public transport in the city has not been restored.

[14:54] At Wuhan Airport, authorities are preparing to distribute "anti-epidemic packages" to Hong Kong people, including alcohol wipes and masks.

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Nie Dequan told reporters before leaving Hong Kong this morning that the charter operation carried more than 500 Hong Kong people, all of whom lived far away from Wuhan and had a driving distance of 2 to 3 hours, including cities such as Xianning, Xiaogan, and Huangshi; 16 years old The following people account for a quarter. Some of them will have their relatives arrive in Hong Kong by special plane and return to Hong Kong together; some are pregnant women, fresh DSE students, and Hong Kong people with medical needs. Nie Dequan continued that when the people involved in Hong Kong arrived in Hong Kong, they would also have their body temperature tested before and after landing, and in accordance with the current regulations, they must undergo home quarantine for 14 days after returning to Hong Kong. Regarding the pick-up this time, it does not include Hong Kong people who are still stranded in Wuhan. Nie pointed out that there have been more than 60 Hong Kong people stranded in Wuhan for help. The authorities will continue to communicate with them.

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