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Strict Covid-19 curbs leave Hong Kong 'indefinitely trapped', #EUChamber says
//The European Chamber of Commerce (#ECC) in Hong Kong sent the letter to Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Thursday, Aug 19, 2020, calling the city's newly tightened quarantine rules a "significant setback" following a quickly abandoned attempt to relax some of the world's strictest requirements for inbound travellers.
The rules include mandatory quarantine hotel stays of as long as 21 days, as well as rigid testing and isolation policies that require infected people to be hospitalised and most close contacts sent to quarantine facilities. Most visitors, whether for business or tourism, are not allowed.
"We are of the view that Hong Kong must open itself sooner rather than later or this new quarantine regime could lead many in the international community to question if they want to remain indefinitely trapped in Hong Kong when the rest of the world is moving on," Mr #FrederikGollob, chairman of the chamber's board of directors, wrote.
"This concern amongst the international business community could pose, undoubtedly, a growing threat to Hong Kong's status as an international business centre."//
Source: Straits Times #Aug20
www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/strict-covid-19-curbs-leave-hong-kong-indefinitely-trapped-eu-chamber-says
#Pandemic #Covid19 #Quarantine
Strict Covid-19 curbs leave Hong Kong 'indefinitely trapped', #EUChamber says
//The European Chamber of Commerce (#ECC) in Hong Kong sent the letter to Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Thursday, Aug 19, 2020, calling the city's newly tightened quarantine rules a "significant setback" following a quickly abandoned attempt to relax some of the world's strictest requirements for inbound travellers.
The rules include mandatory quarantine hotel stays of as long as 21 days, as well as rigid testing and isolation policies that require infected people to be hospitalised and most close contacts sent to quarantine facilities. Most visitors, whether for business or tourism, are not allowed.
"We are of the view that Hong Kong must open itself sooner rather than later or this new quarantine regime could lead many in the international community to question if they want to remain indefinitely trapped in Hong Kong when the rest of the world is moving on," Mr #FrederikGollob, chairman of the chamber's board of directors, wrote.
"This concern amongst the international business community could pose, undoubtedly, a growing threat to Hong Kong's status as an international business centre."//
Source: Straits Times #Aug20
www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/strict-covid-19-curbs-leave-hong-kong-indefinitely-trapped-eu-chamber-says
#Pandemic #Covid19 #Quarantine
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Strict Covid-19 curbs leave Hong Kong 'indefinitely trapped', EU chamber says
The EU chamber called on Hong Kong to create and communicate a clear exit plan for the pandemic.
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