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New crown pneumonia|High-risk areas only allow vaccinations to be completed for Hong Kong residents who come to Hong Kong without injections to extend the quarantine period for 7 days (16:50)-20210802-Hong Kong News-Real Time News

Foreign defense input: reclassify foreign areas into high, medium, and low-risk areas

.All visitors to Hong Kong must present a negative certificate of the novel coronavirus nucleic acid test 72 hours before departure when boarding the plane

.High-risk areas: Only Hong Kong residents who have completed the COVID-19 vaccination are allowed to board the plane and come to Hong Kong

.Medium-risk areas: Only Hong Kong residents and non-Hong Kong residents who have completed vaccination are allowed to board the plane to Hong Kong

.All overseas visitors must be quarantined at designated quarantine hotels, complete vaccination, quarantine from high-risk areas for 21 days, medium-risk areas for 14 days, and low-risk areas for 7 days; those arriving from medium-risk areas if they have a positive antibody test in Hong Kong , You can change to quarantine at the designated hotel for 7 days, plus 7 days for self-monitoring; for those who have not been vaccinated, the quarantine period will be extended by 7 days for those arriving in Hong Kong by region

.Strengthen inspections on whether arrivals in Hong Kong are subject to compulsory testing in accordance with regulations and on time, and will step up prosecution of violators

Some foreign domestic helpers are listed as “Group A1” designated areas because of their place of origin. Even if they have completed the COVID-19 vaccination in Hong Kong, they still cannot return to Hong Kong after returning to their hometown. The Secretary of Labor and Welfare Luo Zhiguang said that these foreign domestic helpers can do so under the new arrangement. Returning to Hong Kong: For foreign domestic helpers who failed to return to their hometown for a holiday after the completion of the previous contract, they can return to Hong Kong after returning home as long as they have completed the vaccination in Hong Kong, but they must still be quarantined at the designated hotel for 21 days.

In addition, the Hong Kong government will discuss with the governments of the foreign employers’ sources, including the Philippines and Indonesia, to review how to verify the authenticity of the local vaccination certificate through the local government, so as to allow foreign domestic helpers who have completed the vaccination to come to Hong Kong to perform their duties. . The Hong Kong government will arrange for these foreign employees to be quarantined in one or two designated hotels, and the relevant arrangements will be announced after the Labour Department has discussed with the health authorities and confirmed the details.

Coronavirus Correlation Report:

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Compulsory testing at 9 locations[list attached]