The government recently announced the cancellation of the "no-fly order" for 9 countries, and flights from Hong Kong can resume in April. Those returning to Hong Kong must be Hong Kong residents who have completed the new crown vaccination and have booked a hotel for 7-day quarantine.
Cui Dingbang, director general of the Tourism Promotion Association, said on the RTHK program this morning (23rd) that the number of related flights in April was low, and it was difficult to book quarantine hotels in recent months. With the increase in flights back to Hong Kong, the government needs to increase the number of hotels. It is hoped that the quarantine hotel that accepts the confirmed patients can be changed back to the quarantine hotel.
In addition, the current government still has a circuit breaker mechanism for flights. Cui Dingbang described it as "very hot and spicy". It has been decided that all flights will be suspended before the end of April. The government should study the relaxation and consider the next step to allow overseas people to come to Hong Kong.
Cui Dingbang said on the Hong Kong TV program "Millennium Times" this morning that the cancellation of the "no-fly order" is finally "a step forward", but there are not many flights returning to Hong Kong in early April.
He said that the summer vacation will begin from June to August, which is expected to be the peak period for the number of people returning to Hong Kong.
Cui Dingbang has been involved in the management of quarantine hotels. He said that it has been difficult to make reservations in recent months, but with the cancellation of the "no-fly order", it means that the number of people returning to Hong Kong has increased, and hotel rooms need to be increased accordingly.
He continued that there are currently about 5,000 to 6,000 quarantine hotel rooms. When the quarantine period is shortened to 7 days, it is expected that 10,000 people can stay in each month. He hopes that the government can change the quarantine hotel for confirmed patients to the quarantine hotel. , to increase room supply.
Cui Dingbang, Director General of the Tourism Promotion Association (file photo/Photo by Liang Huanmin)
At present, the government still has a flight circuit breaker mechanism. When a certain number of confirmed cases occur on an incoming flight to Hong Kong, it needs to be suspended for two weeks.
Cui Dingbang described the measures as "very hot and hot". Some airlines simply continue to suspend flights before the end of April. If the relevant measures are maintained, it will be difficult for citizens to return to Hong Kong. He hopes to relax the circuit breaker standard.
He also said that the economy has been out of operation for a period of time, hoping to balance social development, and the next step should be to relax the measures to overseas people if there is an opportunity.
▼On March 21, the government announced that it would relax social distancing measures in stages. ▼
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