Hong Kong will extend mandatory quarantine for all inbound travelers from the mainland, Macao and Taiwan that was set to expire Sunday for another month to July 7.
At a press conference yesterday afternoon, the city’s Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan announced the extension, saying the city government is considering relaxing restrictions on arrivals from outside in a bid to exchange economic activities. As regards arrivals from foreign countries and regions, the city will extend mandatory quarantine for them that will expire June 18 for three months to Sept. 18.
Starting from Feb. 8, Hong Kong has been requiring all inbound travelers entering Hong Kong from the mainland, including both Hong Kong residents and non-Hong Kong residents, to undergo a mandatory quarantine for 14 days. (Xinhua)
Persons such as drivers of cross-boundary goods delivery vehicles, crew members of arriving passenger and cargo planes, and crew members of cargo ships and fishing boats, have been exempted from the mandatory quarantine.