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The 3+4 quarantine measures will be implemented from today. The hotel industry points out that the demand for foreign domestic helpers will increase by 20% to 30%.

2022-08-12T03:11:26.431Z


The quarantine period for arrivals in Hong Kong has changed from 7-day quarantine in hotels to "3+4", so foreign domestic helpers who come to work in Hong Kong can also adopt the "3+4" mode of quarantine, that is, the hotel quarantine period is relaxed to 3 days, and then can be carried out for 4 days medical monitoring. tourism


The quarantine period for arrivals in Hong Kong has changed from 7-day quarantine in hotels to "3+4", so foreign domestic helpers who come to work in Hong Kong can also adopt the "3+4" mode of quarantine, that is, the hotel quarantine period is relaxed to 3 days, and then can be carried out for 4 days medical monitoring.


Liu Gongcheng, chairman of the Tourism Hotel Association, said in a radio program today (12th) that most hotels are rented to foreign domestic helpers who are under medical monitoring. Among them, 30 to 40% of the hotels have been booked, and the room price has also increased by 20 to 20%. Thirty percent.


▼Regal Kowloon Hotel quarantined guests to leave early on August 11▼


Liu Gongcheng pointed out that after the announcement of the new measures, the hotel industry received a lot of inquiries, and the actual booking rate was 30-40%. ”

He also revealed that due to the business, the hotel price has increased by about 20-30%. For example, the price in the past was only 300 yuan, but now it has increased to 500 yuan a day.

▼On August 9th, the first day of the implementation of the yellow and red code for safe travel will have little impact on restaurants▼


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Liu Gongcheng also pointed out that most hotels will be rented to foreign domestic helpers who are undergoing medical monitoring. However, taking his own hotel as an example, because he is worried about safety risks, it may not be rented to people with yellow codes who need medical monitoring.

For employers who are concerned about foreign domestic helpers staying in non-quarantine hotels, the hotels will not provide three meals a day.

Liu responded that, depending on the size of the hotel, if it is a small hotel, it is not difficult to provide relevant services, but he emphasized that the hotel itself has catering services, so the two are "incomparable".

▼On August 8, the government announced the "3+4" quarantine arrangements for hotels for isolation▼


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The 3+4 quarantine measures have been implemented since today. The hotel industry pointed out that the demand for foreign domestic helpers has risen by 20% to 30%. The Federation of Trade Unions Lu Chung-hsiung: Employers refuse to allow employees with yellow codes to go to work, they should pay wages, otherwise they may be underpaid. Compulsory testing | 60 buildings are listed in Shatin and The severe disaster in the Eastern District involved the epidemic situation of Yang Riju and Junjingyuan.

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Source: hk1

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