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Written by: Wen Weiguang
2021-05-24 13:18
Last update date: 2021-05-24 13:19
The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continues to be stable. The Secretary of Commerce and Economic Development Qiu Tenghua said today (24th) that he has been discussing the feasibility of "high seas cruises" with cruise operators. The main premise is safety and epidemic prevention. The crew must complete isolation, vaccination and testing. ; The participating Hong Kong citizens also need to be vaccinated, and hope that it will be announced in the short term, and it will be opened in the middle and late summer vacation.
Picking up participants to the high seas and then returning to the industry will start at 1,000 yuan per night
Qiu Tenghua is transparent. The "High Seas Tour" cruise will depart from Hong Kong and take Hong Kong residents to the high seas and then return. It does not involve other places to reduce the chance of infection. The main premise of the itinerary is safety. Cruise ships must take preventive measures, including the new crown vaccine. Vaccination, because crew members come from all over the world, it is necessary to do a good job of testing, isolation and vaccination, and Hong Kong residents participating in the itinerary also need injections.
According to the tourism industry, the authorities initially require all crew members and passengers to be vaccinated. Passengers must hold a negative test certificate within 72 hours. No more than half of the passengers on the ship. The restaurants, theaters and other facilities on the ship will follow the requirements of the Hong Kong government for epidemic prevention. Regulations.
When interviewed by the media, Yuan Zhenning, executive director of Freedom Travel, predicted that the "High Seas Tour" will be mainly two days and one night or three days and two nights, with a charge of at least 1,000 yuan per person per night, which can be regarded as "sea staycation" and is expected to be very popular.
Qiu Tenghua.
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Businesses are welcome to push measures to encourage citizens to get injections
Qiu Tenghua also said that in the past two or three weeks, more and more business people, chambers of commerce, parliamentarians, and commercial organizations have encouraged the public to get vaccinated because it can save employees from being tested for the virus and resume economic activities. Therefore, the government encourages and is willing Promote vaccinations with the business community. For individual organizations or companies, encourage citizens to vaccinate through preferential treatment. He welcomes and respects them.
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