It is reported that the Commerce and Economic Affairs Bureau held a meeting with the Thai government on the 29th of this month to allow Hong Kong people to go to Thailand to exempt from mandatory isolation

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Written by: Kong Fanxu, Wang Jieen

2020-06-14 23:20

The epidemic situation of New Coronary Pneumonia in Asia has stabilized. The Thai government intends to relax the entry restrictions and sign a "tourism safety circle" reciprocal agreement with countries or regions that have successfully achieved anti-epidemic. There is no need to force isolation or self-isolation. The target countries or regions include China, Hong Kong and Macau, etc. It is understood that the Thai government will hold a meeting with the Commerce and Economic Affairs Bureau to discuss related matters on the 29th of this month.

The tourism industry in Hong Kong welcomes the relevant measures, but Xuan Guoquan, the executive director of Dongyingyou, said that the current nucleic acid detection is frequently more than 1,000 yuan, or it may discourage tourists from helping Hong Kong people to go to Thailand. Legislator Yao Sirong of the tourism industry believes that the travel community planning trips and arranging meals for group members can help prevent group members from being infected by contact with the outside world. The "tourism safety circle" can also be extended to different countries in Southeast Asia in the long run.

The Thai government intends to relax the entry restrictions and sign a "tourism safety circle" reciprocal agreement with countries or regions that have achieved anti-epidemic measures without the need for forced isolation or self-isolation. (Getty)

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At present, some airlines provide tickets to Bangkok, Thailand. Taking the economy class departure in early July as an example, Ethiopian Airlines tickets start at 1,576 yuan, Cathay Pacific starts at 2,710 yuan, and Hong Kong Airlines starts at 3,340 yuan. However, Thai Airways has not yet provided round-trip tickets. .

Xuan Guoquan: Nucleic acid detection is too expensive or prohibitive

As for travel agencies, the website of Dongyingyou showed that there were tour groups to Bangkok in Thailand in September. The executive director of Dongyingyou Xuan Guoquan replied to the inquiry that since the company is still operating as usual, the tour group in Thailand will still be displayed online, but in the end Whether or not you can make a trip depends on the policy.

Xuan Guoquan also pointed out that even though Thailand intends to exempt Hong Kong people from compulsory quarantine, it does not rule out that citizens need to perform nucleic acid testing first and hold a supporting document to enter the country. However, the testing provided by the public is expensive, and the fee is a thousand yuan. Deterred.

The Food and Health Bureau has pointed out that the Hong Kong Government is studying the health code system that is mutually recognized with the Mainland and Macau. The initial idea is to allow applicants to undergo nucleic acid tests for a validity period of seven days. Xuan Guoquan believes that it may be difficult to apply relevant practices to other places. He explained that even if the number of days for testing and reporting is counted, the number of days that one can really go out or only have a few days, "Going for two or three days of travel, such as Guangdong, etc., the testing has already required two thousand mosquitoes, which is really difficult. People go." He believes that to help the tourism industry, it is necessary to first improve the convenience, price and expiration date of nucleic acid detection.

Kangtai Travel Agency replied that at this stage, the government can only be expected to actively study and accelerate.

Chen Zhangleyi: Looking forward to restoring tourism in other Southeast Asian regions

Chen Zhangleyi, Director General of the Tourism Council, said that it is reported that the Hong Kong government will discuss related matters with the Thai government within this month. The two places are expected to establish tourism bubbles and restart tourism. The industry also hopes that the tourism business between Hong Kong and South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Taiwan and other places can be resumed one after another.

It is understood that the Commerce and Economic Affairs Bureau will meet with the Thai authorities on the 29th of this month to discuss the "tourism bubble" measures, so that Hong Kong people traveling to Thailand do not need to enforce quarantine and isolation.

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Yao Sirong: Tour group planning itinerary to reduce infection risk

The Hong Kong Government earlier extended Chapter 599E "Compulsory Quarantine Regulations for Persons Arriving in Foreign Areas" to September 18, Yao Sirong, a member of the Legislative Council of the Tourism Industry, said that if the Hong Kong Government and Thailand reach a consensus, the Hong Kong Government can also lift people who come to Thailand Compulsory quarantine requirements, long-term travel groups can relax between Thailand and Hong Kong, but to ensure mutual recognition of nucleic acid test results between the two places, unified standards, while reducing fees, otherwise it will not help encourage citizens to travel.

Yao also pointed out that under the continued epidemic, people returning from Hong Kong may still have certain risks. He believes that the Hong Kong government can take the lead in allowing travel agencies to lead groups. The travel community can plan trips, arrange meals, sterilize tourist vehicles, etc. Outside contact to avoid infection. In the long run, other regions in Southeast Asia can follow suit and further expand the "tourism safety circle" area.

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