The tourism industry exploded, the Hong Kong government reserves the need for quarantine of cruise ships returning from high seas to Hong Kong on the 21st

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Written by: Liang Huanmin

2021-04-09 21:03

Last update date: 2021-04-09 21:04

The tourism industry has stopped due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic. The industry plans to launch cruises on the high seas before the summer vacation. However, the Hong Kong government has not provided the sailing conditions for a long time, worrying that it will miss the summer vacation schedule.

Li Zhenting, a founding member of the Hong Kong Travel Agency's Poverty Alleviation Alliance, quoted an earlier discussion with the Hong Kong government on relevant matters, saying that passengers who have left Hong Kong waters to the high seas under the ordinance will be isolated for 21 days after returning to Hong Kong. He criticized it as unreasonable. I don’t know how to quarantine when I board the ship. I don’t understand why quarantine is required. The regulations are dead, and there is no way to change it. Taiwan and Singapore can do it.” He believes that if people are on board, I don’t know how to do quarantine. It is necessary to vaccinate all the new crown vaccines, making it very difficult for the industry to reopen. "It is impossible to do this." It means that if all passengers are required to be vaccinated before they can board the ship, the approach is a bit "difficult."

The Hong Kong Travel Agency's Relief Alliance requires the Hong Kong government to explain the quarantine conditions for the cruise ship on the high seas.

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Genting Cruises Group: The government has already become a plan

The Hong Kong Travel Service Alliance and the two cruise companies have expressed their intention to launch high sea cruises as soon as possible with two cruise companies. They hope that they can launch different travel products before the outbound travel is not available. The cruise companies concerned said, A number of anti-epidemic measures have been introduced to the government and conditions for reopening have been introduced earlier. For example, all passengers need to undergo a quick test before boarding, only rooms with terraces and windows will be opened on the cruise ship, the number of doctors and nurses on the ship will increase, and there will be more arrangements. If a passenger is found to be infected during the journey, they can be completely isolated. During the period, it was mentioned that Taiwan and Singapore had launched relevant tourism products for nine months and seven months, all of which had "zero confirmed", and believed that the practice was safe.

Li Fengxia, senior vice president of Genting Cruises Group, said: "We have already announced plans, but do we know what conditions the Hong Kong government wants to offer? We don't even know!"

Li Fengxia, senior vice president of Genting Cruises Group, said that the Hong Kong government has been unable to set out the conditions for sailing on the high seas for a long time, and it is difficult to prepare.

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The cruise company says the preparation process will take at least two months

Feng Qicong, director of sales of Royal Caribbean Cruises, said that when the product was launched in other countries earlier, one of the passengers tested positive before boarding, and he was immediately prohibited from boarding the ship with other companions because everyone kept their distance. , The other passengers completed the entire journey safely. "Although he found out that it was a false positive in the end, it is conceivable that we would really prohibit the person who was involved in the accident from boarding the ship and ensure that it is a check."

When asked whether the Hong Kong government would accept the relevant terms if all passengers need to be vaccinated before boarding the ship, the representatives of the two companies said that for the time being, only the same conditions as other places will be considered.

The two cruise lines stated that it would take at least two months for the crew to conduct inspections, quarantine and other preparatory procedures. They hope that the government can respond to the sailing conditions as soon as possible.

Li Zhenting, a member of the Hong Kong Travel Agency's Poverty Alleviation Alliance, said that it is unreasonable to isolate for 21 days after returning to Hong Kong.

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Li Zhenting, a founding member of the Hong Kong Travel Agency Alliance, said that he had discussed relevant matters with the Hong Kong government earlier. According to the regulations, passengers must be quarantined for 21 days after they leave Hong Kong waters and return to Hong Kong on the high seas. During the journey and completion of the journey, I did not contact people from other places or went to other overseas places. I did not understand the actual anti-epidemic effect set by the regulations. "The regulations are dead. Please understand that Taiwan and Singapore can do it. Can Hong Kong do it? The cruise ship is not a small boat crossing the sea. Round, you can’t turn around in Hong Kong waters. You must go out to the high seas. If it’s not, you won’t be able to do so.”

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