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No-fly order 4.1 Cancellation of 5,000 foreign domestic helpers stranded in the Philippines and India, it is still difficult to come to Hong Kong Industry: difficult to book hotels

2022-03-21T13:09:44.095Z


The government announced today (21st) that the no-fly order will be lifted from April 1st, including in the Philippines. Some foreign domestic helper associations expressed concern that it is difficult to book rooms in quarantined hotels. At present, there are about 5,000 foreign domestic helpers stranded in the Philippines and India.


The government announced today (21st) that the no-fly order will be lifted from April 1st, including in the Philippines.

Some foreign domestic helper agency associations expressed concern that it is difficult to book rooms in quarantined hotels. Currently, there are more than 5,000 foreign domestic helpers stranded in the Philippines and Indonesia. All hotels with lower prices are full. In the summer vacation in the future, they are worried that there will be more Hong Kong people from other places. Returning to Hong Kong, it is even more difficult to find a room.

A chairman of an employment association pointed out that the circuit breaker mechanism has not been removed, which is still unfair to both employers and makes it difficult to arrange jobs and hotel budgets.


The government said that starting from April 1, all people arriving in Hong Kong from overseas, including the Philippines, can reduce the number of hotel quarantine days to seven days.

(Photo by Liang Sixing)

Hotel still needs to be booked for 14 days

Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced this morning that the "no-fly order" for nine countries will be lifted from April 1, and Hong Kong residents who have been vaccinated will be allowed to board the plane and return to Hong Kong, and they only need to book a quarantine hotel for at least seven nights. halved from the current level.

Chen Dongfeng, chairman of the Hong Kong Employment Association, said that after the government announced the relevant measures today, it has been learned that some employers have immediately booked quarantine hotels for foreign domestic helpers, but the hotels still need to book for 14 days, saying that they have not received firm guidance to implement the new regulations.

He said some of the cheaper quarantine hotels were understood to be fully booked.

Chen Dongfeng, chairman of the Hong Kong Employment Union, said that he sent a letter to Carrie Lam three days ago, demanding that the no-fly order be lifted, the circuit breaker mechanism be lifted and the number of quarantine days reduced.

(Photo by Huang Shuhui)

Chen Dongfeng said that he had sent a letter to Chief Executive Carrie Lam earlier, proposing to lift the no-fly order, reduce the number of quarantine days for foreign domestic helpers, and cancel the flight circuit breaker mechanism.

However, he emphasized that even if the no-fly restrictions are lifted, maintaining the circuit breaker mechanism is still unfair to both employers.

He explained that every time a case of infection comes to Hong Kong by plane, individual flights will be suspended for 14 days, making it difficult for employers to arrange hotel quarantine or work budgets; airlines will find it difficult to arrange, and in disguise, they will reduce flights and reduce the number of arrivals.

What he is more worried about now is the hotel arrangement. Although the number of quarantine days has been reduced to at least 7 days, the entry ban from nine countries has been lifted at the same time, and the summer vacation is coming. More people should return to Hong Kong one after another, making it more difficult to quarantine hotels Booking.

Representatives of foreign domestic helpers and foreign domestic helper employers pointed out that there are more than 5,000 foreign domestic helpers currently stranded in the Philippines and Indonesia, worried that it is difficult to book quarantine hotels.

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Zhang Jieman, chairman of the Hong Kong Employment Agency Association, pointed out that there are currently about 5,000 foreign domestic helpers stranded in Indonesia and the Philippines, with Filipino domestic helpers accounting for the majority.

For the new regulations, he believes that it can help employers reduce the burden of quarantine hotels, and for employers, hiring expenses can be reduced.

Zhang Jiemin, chairman of the Employment Agency Association.

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