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Written by: McCain
2021-05-04 20:57
Last update date: 2021-05-04 21:00
Another person was sentenced to prison for violating the compulsory quarantine order.
Two men, 61 and 77 years old, took off their wristbands and went out several times during the quarantine order. One of them was intercepted while trying to return to the mainland via Shenzhen Bay, while the other left the quarantine hotel several times. They were charged with 8 crimes in total. .
The two were sentenced to 21 days and 30 days in prison in the Magistrates' Court today (4th).
People who come to Hong Kong from foreign countries or mainland China must be quarantined at home or in hotels.
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Sixty-year-old Han went to Shenzhen Bay without permission and was intercepted and sentenced to 21 days in prison
The first case involved a 61-year-old man. He was issued a compulsory quarantine order earlier, stating that he must undergo compulsory quarantine at home for 14 days.
However, before the expiry of the quarantine order, he left his quarantine site on June 21 last year and was found to have taken off his wristband without reasonable excuse and without the permission of an authorized person. He was found entering the Shenzhen Bay immigration control point. Intercepted by staff of the office.
He returned to Hong Kong from the Mainland or Macau and was charged with two violations of Articles 8(4) and 8(5) of Chapter 599C of the "Regulations on Compulsory Quarantine of Certain Arrivals to Hong Kong". Sentenced to immediate imprisonment for 21 days.
Violation of the compulsory quarantine order constitutes a criminal offence
Another case involved a 77-year-old man who was issued a compulsory quarantine order earlier, stating that he must undergo compulsory quarantine in a hotel for 14 days.
Similarly, before the expiry of the quarantine order, he was found to have taken off his electronic bracelet and left his quarantine site several times between September 22 and 28 last year without reasonable excuse and without the permission of authorized personnel.
He returned to Hong Kong from a place outside of China, Australia or Taiwan and was charged with 8 violations of Articles 8(1), 8(4) and 8(5) of Chapter 599E of the Regulations on Compulsory Quarantine of Persons Arriving to Hong Kong from Foreign Areas. Today In the Eastern Magistracy, he was sentenced to 30 days of immediate imprisonment for each of the eight crimes, executed concurrently.
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The Department of Health stated that as of today, a total of 132 people have been convicted of violating the quarantine order and sentenced to immediate imprisonment for up to 14 weeks or fined up to 15,000 yuan, emphasizing that violating the compulsory quarantine order constitutes a criminal offence.
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