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High Seas Tour|Qiu Tenghua: The requirements for cruise ships are stricter than those on land, and injections will be arranged for unvaccinated crew members

2021-06-05T12:29:34.131Z


Cruise travel in Hong Kong has been suspended since February last year due to the impact of the new crown epidemic. The government announced earlier that it would resume "high seas cruises" cruises as early as the end of July. Secretary of Commerce and Economic Development Qiu Tenghua said today (5th) that due to the cruise ship


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Written by: Ouyang Dehao

2021-06-05 11:43

Last update date: 2021-06-05 11:45

Cruise travel in Hong Kong has been suspended since February last year due to the impact of the new crown epidemic.

The government announced earlier that it would resume "high seas cruises" cruises as early as the end of July.

Secretary of Commerce and Economic Development Qiu Tenghua said today (5th) that because cruise ships have more people than hotel Staycation and passengers are in the same premises, once the virus spreads, it will be more troublesome. Therefore, the requirements for cruise cruises will be stricter than those on land. "If you want people to have confidence in cruise ships, it's better to do enough than to do less."

Qiu also pointed out that the authorities require all crew members to receive two doses of vaccinations for 14 days before boarding the ship. However, not all crew members are provided with vaccines in their countries.

Therefore, the Hong Kong government will arrange for crew members to get injections at the cruise terminal and emphasize that they have the right to choose the vaccines to be vaccinated.

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The government announced earlier that high seas cruises will resume at the end of July at the earliest. Passengers must complete two doses of vaccinations for 14 days before they can board the ship. They also need to hold a negative test certificate within 48 hours.

Qiu Tenghua said that when the cruise ship arrives at the port, the cruise ship will not be anchored, and the crew must be quarantined at sea and cannot disembark at will.

Since the authorities require all crew members to receive two doses of vaccines for 14 days before they can board the ship, the country where all crew members are located may not provide vaccines. The Hong Kong government will arrange for crew members to get injections at the cruise terminal.

He also pointed out that the crew has the right to choose the vaccines to be vaccinated, which will be arranged by the shipping company.

Qiu Tenghua pointed out that all passengers and crew members participating in cruises on high seas must be vaccinated. If there is a suspected case on board, they will immediately cut the trip and return.

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Qiu also said that the shipping company has been notified that it must comply with internationally recognized marine epidemic prevention standards. If a suspected case occurs during the trip, contingency measures will be initiated and the cruise ship will be returned to arrange for quarantine.

He pointed out that because cruise ships have more people than hotel Staycation, and passengers are in the same premises, once the virus spreads, it will be more troublesome. Therefore, the requirements for cruise ships are stricter than those on land.

However, he pointed out that there are medical equipment and medical teams on board, and nucleic acid tests can also be arranged. He emphasized that the public must be assured and the preparation effort cannot be spared.

Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Yau Tenghua and Commissioner for Tourism Shen Fengjun announced the resumption arrangements for the cruise "High Seas Cruise".

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As for the previous postponement of the tourism bubble in Hong Kong and Singapore, Qiu Tenghua said that the epidemic in Singapore has gradually declined recently, but it is still necessary to observe the situation in the two places. He said that he will understand the situation with the locals today and tomorrow. , The system can be opened in the short term.” He also pointed out that if there is the latest development, it will be announced as soon as possible.

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