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Seacation|The travel industry urges the government to restart the sea, saying that epidemic prevention arrangements are more stringent than hotels

2020-10-30T04:39:34.046Z


The new crown pneumonia in Hong Kong continues, and the tourism industry has entered an ice age under the customs closure measures. The industry members have stated that after the completion of the employment protection plan, there will be a tide of bankruptcy. Xinhua Tourism was the first to bear the brunt of this Tuesday (27th), requiring all employees to stay without pay from December. Yesterday (29th) was the 7th anniversary of the maiden voyage of the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal. Yao Boliang, the convener of the Hong Kong Travel Agency's Alliance of Relief, suggested that the cruise terminal should be reopened as soon as possible by referring to the practices of Singapore and Taiwan to restart the "high seas cruise". The arrangement is more rigorous than the hotel, and I think it is more worthy of promotion. However, Liang Zichao, a respiratory specialist, believes that the upper reaches of the country should wait until the epidemic is under control, that is, when there are no local infections for more than 10 days. He pointed out that the environment of cruise ships is relatively narrow, and there are many confined spaces and shared facilities. The risk of spreading the virus is higher than that of other locations.


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2020-10-30 12:30

Last update date: 2020-10-30 12:30

The new crown pneumonia in Hong Kong continues, and the tourism industry has entered an ice age under the customs closure measures. The industry members have stated that after the completion of the employment protection plan, there will be a tide of bankruptcy.

Xinhua Tourism was the first to bear the brunt of this Tuesday (27th), requiring all employees to stay without pay from December.

Yesterday (29th) was the 7th anniversary of the maiden voyage of the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal. Yao Boliang, the convener of the Hong Kong Travel Agency's Alliance of Relief, suggested that the cruise terminal should be reopened as soon as possible by referring to the practices of Singapore and Taiwan to restart the "high seas cruise". The arrangement is more rigorous than the hotel, and I think it is more worthy of promotion.

However, Liang Zichao, a respiratory specialist, believes that the upper reaches of the country should wait until the epidemic is under control, that is, when there are no local infections for more than 10 days.

He pointed out that the environment of cruise ships is relatively narrow, and there are many confined spaces and shared facilities. The risk of spreading the virus is higher than that of other locations.

Yao Boliang pointed out, "Hong Kong, as the center of Asian cruises, has a magnificent pier. Why is it totally unsound?" (Photo by Luo Guohui)

Neighboring areas such as Taiwan and Singapore have resumed flights

Genting Cruise Lines (the parent company of Star Cruises) told the media in early October that Taiwan had taken the lead in resuming flights in July, and Singapore will also restart flights in November.

At present, the routes between the two places are in line with local measures, such as each ship accommodating half or less of passengers, Singaporean 5 people and Taiwan 6 people, and passengers must maintain a social distance of 1 meter.

Each room and public area on the ship is equipped with an independent "fresh air system" to ensure that the fresh air inside the ship does not cross.

Extended reading: Genting borrowed a ship to help Lion City anti-epidemic cruise ship set up negative pressure wards and fresh air system, and hope to resume sailing in Hong Kong during Christmas

Yao Boliang, the convenor of the Hong Kong Travel Agency's Great Alliance for Alleviation of Poverty, said that in addition to Taiwan and Singapore, even Japan is also preparing to restart routes. "Hong Kong, as the Asian cruise center, has a magnificent wharf. Isn't it utterly unsound?" He had asked earlier. The cruise company understands and communicates, and believes that its experience in operating under the epidemic is worth learning. For example, the "Seacation" overseas trip for 3 days and 2 nights, "Two Circles in South China Sea", believes that travel agencies can provide this type of tourism products , "At least don’t wait to die, there is more or less you can do."

Cruise ship epidemic prevention arrangements are more rigorous than hotel Staycation

Asked about the incident of the "Diamond Princess" in Japan at the beginning of this year. Many people were trapped on board and contracted the disease. Will Hong Kong people refuse to accept the upper sea.

Yao Boliang said that the unfortunate incident happened because of the local government's problems. He believed that the general public had misunderstandings about cruise ships.

He explained that the cruise ship's epidemic prevention arrangements are more stringent than hotels. For example, tourists must also undergo nucleic acid testing before boarding the ship, and crew members even undergo a total of 4 tests before boarding the ship from other places.

On the contrary, guests of the hotel Staycation do not need to be tested, saying that "the cruise is more worthy of opening!"

Yao revealed that he had a meeting with the Tourism Commission this Tuesday (27th) and proposed to restart the cruise terminal to restore the upper reaches of the sea, and discuss how to ensure safety after the resumption of sailing. He also learned that the government is also discussing with the cruise company.

But he suggested that the government should put forward the conditions for the resumption of voyages as soon as possible, so that the industry and cruise companies can reserve enough time to prepare, such as promoting tourism products, arranging isolation and testing for crew members.

He also revealed that he is expected to set sail again as soon as this Christmas or New Year.

Liang Zichao: It takes more than 10 days to resume the flight without local cases

But experts do not agree with the suggestion of restarting the cruise.

Respiratory system specialist Liang Zichao said that the environment of the cruise ship is relatively narrow, and there are many confined spaces and shared facilities. The air is difficult to dilute in a short time, and the risk of spreading the virus is higher than other places.

Once the flow of people is dense, even if various epidemic prevention measures are taken on board, it is always difficult to control all risks.

Liang believes that the upper reaches of the sea should wait until the epidemic is under control, that is, when there are no local infections for more than 10 days, the first stage should only accept local passengers and park only locally.

Relevant companies should also conduct "one inspection every seven days" for crew and other employees to minimize the possibility of spreading drugs on board.

▼Relaxation measures for restaurants and listed premises starting October 30▼

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