The government has shortened the hotel quarantine period to 3 days from this Friday (12th), and then medical surveillance can be carried out for 4 days. Arrivals who have booked hotel rooms for 7-day quarantine do not need to change their bookings.
Cui Dingbang, director-general of the Tourism Promotion Association, said in a radio program today (9th) that the industry absolutely welcomes the arrangement, because the earlier quarantine period was too long and the supply and demand of quarantine rooms were tight, so it was difficult to start outbound travel.
He expects that the number of quarantine rooms will double in the future, and there will be sufficient supply of rooms from September to November.
He believes that the new arrangement will mainly benefit business tourists, but it may not necessarily attract tourists to Hong Kong. It is estimated that it will help to stimulate Hong Kong people's desire to travel.
▼On August 8, the government announced the "3+4" quarantine arrangements for hotels for isolation▼
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Cui Dingbang said that September to October is not the traditional peak tourist season, and the hotel quarantine period has also been reduced from 7 days to 3 days, a reduction of more than half. Therefore, it is believed that the number of quarantine rooms will be doubled, and the supply of rooms from September to November is expected to be sufficient.
Cui also pointed out that it is believed that the new arrangement will mainly benefit business tourists, but may not necessarily attract tourists to Hong Kong.
He explained that not everyone is willing to quarantine for 3 days if they go out to travel, and then they cannot enter the restaurant for 4 days, so it is difficult to have a travel experience, "but it is finally a step forward."
As for Hong Kong people's desire to travel, he expects it to be of little help. Since the number of quarantine days has been greatly reduced, if the long holiday can be successfully connected to Singapore, Japan, etc., the public may not use up all their holidays.
He also pointed out that although some countries have opened up tourism earlier, some industry sources revealed that due to the quarantine restrictions on local return trips, the number of people who set off to Japan last month was only three digits.
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Cui Dingbang went on to say that under the new measures, overseas arrivals to Hong Kong hotels in quarantine hotels can leave in batches as early as this morning. Since hotels need refunds, the number of guests involved is expected to exceed 10,000, so it is expected to increase the pressure on hotels.
▼Under the epidemic, the flow of people at Hong Kong Airport has been greatly reduced▼
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The government announced that the quarantine arrangement for people arriving in Hong Kong from overseas and Taiwan will be changed from 7-day hotel quarantine to 3-day hotel quarantine and 4-day home medical monitoring.
The Hong Kong government implements the "3+4" quarantine arrangement. The financial sector says that many people plan to go out again to attract investment. Chongmao expects that it will not increase the risk of the community. Those with yellow codes who return to work must eat separately. Trade Development Council welcomes the entry of the hotel and the quarantine is reduced to 3 days. Chairman Lin Jianyue: Exhibitors will consider coming to the epidemic.
The latest ︱Isolation Hotel Quarantine 3+4 came into effect on Friday, and if you have stayed for 3 nights, you can leave early today for compulsory testing. 46 more places are involved in Silver Lake.
5 buildings in Tseung Kwan O including Tian Feng and Yu Ching Heen are on the list
