The Hong Kong International Rugby Sevens will resume in November. Legislative Council Election Committee member Lin Lin said today (1st) that the Rugby Federation revealed to her that it would contract a quarantine hotel to isolate athletes. In the form of "bubble", train to and from designated locations by car to reduce external contact.
Sports Commissioner Yang Deqiang said that athletes from different teams will be tested at the airport before and after boarding the plane. If they get a negative certificate, they will be arranged to take a special car to a quarantine hotel; with ordinary tourists, they have to stay in a hotel for 7 days. Differently, athletes will undergo nucleic acid tests every day, and after a negative result, they can go out for training or competition in a point-to-point manner.
No eating in the auditorium
Yang Deqiang said on the radio program that such athletes came to Hong Kong to compete rather than to enter the community. He described the arrangement as being carried out in a safe and controlled environment, and the athletes would not have contact with people outside the hotel or spectators.
He also said that the current stadium occupancy rate is limited to 85%, and the daily attendance of the stadium is more than 30,000; the food and beverage arrangements in the stadium have also been stipulated, and he said that spectators can replenish water in their seats.
When asked if beer can be sold in the venue, he responded that there is no limit to a certain drink, but food is not allowed in the auditorium, and there will be designated places to sell food in the venue.
Yang Deqiang said that the Rugby Union will send staff to remind the audience to wear masks after eating, and they may be asked to leave the field if they do not obey the advice.
He said that the previous Rugby Sevens matches were like carnivals, and the measures were taken to strike a balance between hosting international events and the need for epidemic prevention.
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