A quarantine hotel for foreign domestic helpers is hard to find. The government will add the Courtyard by Marriott Sha Tin as a designated quarantine facility from the 8th next month, providing 500 rooms for foreign domestic helpers to quarantine shops in Hong Kong.
The Secretary for Labour and Welfare Law Chi-Kwong said today (14th) that although the diagnosis rate of foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong is declining, it is still high. As of the 14th before the end of October, the Philippines still ranked first in the source of imported cases, and Indonesia Ranked fourth. Therefore, the government will continue to observe the epidemic situation in the two places, the progress of vaccination, and the changes in the diagnosis rate after arrival in Hong Kong, and carefully adjust the number of designated quarantine facilities and the number of occupants for foreign domestic helpers.
The Labour Department announced today (12th) that, starting from the 8th of next month, the Courtyard by Marriott Sha Tin will be added as a designated quarantine facility, providing a total of 500 rooms for foreign domestic helpers who come to Hong Kong for quarantine at a charge of RMB 650 per room per night.
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Luo Zhiguang mentioned in his blog that many people have recently asked if the foreign domestic helper renews the contract and returns to China, or if the existing foreign domestic helper wants to return to China after the contract is completed, he needs to hire a new foreign domestic helper, but it is difficult to book the designated quarantine facility for the foreign domestic helper. good?
Luo Zhiguang: Employers are better to persuade foreign domestic helpers to postpone vacation and return to China
The current policy allows foreign domestic helpers to apply for extension of their contract until the end of the new contract before returning to China. Luo Zhiguang said that for safety reasons, it is better to persuade and arrange for foreign domestic helpers to postpone their vacation to return to China, which can reduce their chances of infection. , Secondly, to avoid being blocked when returning to Hong Kong.
If the existing foreign domestic helper wants to return to his hometown after the contract is over, and the employer needs to hire a new foreign domestic helper, Luo Zhiguang pointed out that the best way is to reach an agreement with the original foreign domestic helper and renew a new contract first, and the new foreign domestic helper will succeed. After arriving in Hong Kong and completing the quarantine, the contract is terminated with mutual consent.
The next best thing is to persuade the foreign domestic helper to extend the existing contract, which can be up to six months. After the new foreign domestic helper successfully arrives in Hong Kong and completes the quarantine, the contract is terminated with mutual consent.
The Philippines and Indonesia were the top two sources of imported cases in Hong Kong in the past year
Luo Zhiguang said that the diagnosis rate of foreign domestic helpers arriving in Hong Kong has gradually decreased in the past two months, from 3.3% at the beginning of September to 1.37% at the end of October. However, compared with the overall number of people who came to Hong Kong from other places in October, the diagnosis rate of those who have completed vaccination is 0.55%. , The diagnosis rate of foreign domestic helpers is still high.
He also pointed out that in the past year, the Philippines and Indonesia were the top two sources of imported cases in Hong Kong. The government will continue to observe the epidemic situation in the two places, the progress of the vaccination rate, and the change in the confirmed rate after arrival in Hong Kong, so as to adjust the difference between the Philippines and Indonesia. Enter the progress of the domestic helper.
The average daily number of foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong rose to 107 in November
Luo Zhiguang emphasized that the government has been cautiously adjusting the number of designated quarantine facilities and occupancy quotas for foreign domestic helpers. The number of foreign domestic helpers who come to Hong Kong each day has gradually rebounded from an average of about 28 in early September to 107 in early November. The hotel will replace Silka Tsuen Wan Hotel next month as a designated quarantine hotel for foreign domestic helpers and can provide an additional 100 rooms.
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