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Written by: Wang Jieen
2020-05-31 14:14
Last update date: 2020-05-31 14:14A government spokesman said today (31st) that in order to assist Hong Kong residents stranded in Nepal to leave the area, two special flights will be arranged to take Hong Kong residents back to Hong Kong. The two special flights are tentatively scheduled to depart from Kathmandu tomorrow (1st) Take about 330 passengers back to Hong Kong.
Nepalese returnees on charter flights will go to Junyang Village for quarantine after completing the test. (Information Picture / Photograph by Huang Weimin)
The government pointed out that it has coordinated the Nepalese Consulate General in Hong Kong and local airlines to arrange two special flights to take Hong Kong residents back to Hong Kong. It is expected that the two special flights will be tentatively scheduled to depart from Kathmandu to Hong Kong on June 1. Passengers returned to Hong Kong.
Will go to Junyang Village for 14 days quarantine
The government stated that passengers returning from Nepal will go to the temporary sample collection center of AsiaWorld-Expo for mandatory virus testing after arriving in Hong Kong. After collecting deep throat saliva samples, they will take a special vehicle to the quarantine center of Junyang Village in Fotan, For 14 days of mandatory quarantine.
Passengers returning from Nepal to Hong Kong will go to the temporary sample collection center of AsiaWorld-Expo for mandatory virus testing. (Profile picture / photo by Yu Junliang)
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A total of 1,300 people received help
Since late March, Nepal has imposed strict restrictions on land and air traffic due to the epidemic situation, which has prevented local Hong Kong residents from arranging flights on their own. As of May 30, the Immigration Department had received approximately 1,300 Hong Kong residents stranded in Nepal for help. Most of the help-seekers currently in Nepal are concentrated in Bagmati and Gandaki provinces in central Nepal.
The government said it will continue to coordinate with the Nepalese Consulate General in Hong Kong and relevant airlines to arrange other special flights to assist Hong Kong residents who are still on the ground to return to Hong Kong in an orderly and orderly manner.
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