Coronavirus: hotel quarantine for top Hong Kong officials, advisers and lawmakers cut to 1 day ahead of July 1 celebrations; city logs 1,186 local cases
- According to memo seen by Post, guests at celebratory events to mark handover anniversary will have to undergo seven days of restricted movement from June 23
- They must stick with ‘point-to-point’ closed-loop arrangement before July 1 celebrations, meaning they must avoid going anywhere apart from work and home
Top officials, government advisers and lawmakers attending celebratory events to mark the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese rule on July 1 will only need to quarantine at designated hotels for one day under a revised and looser “closed-loop” arrangement, the Post has learned.
“The rules will include not going to crowded places, like pubs, and we are not allowed to take public transport or attend gatherings with friends,” said a pro-establishment politician who received the memo from the Home Affairs Bureau on Sunday. “We are still not being informed what events we will be attending, or whether state leaders will meet us.”
On June 30, they must isolate at a government-designated hotel to undergo “closed-loop” management.
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Family members and drivers of these guests are also required to take a virus test every day from June 23, according to the memo, which was sent to certain lawmakers and members of the Executive Council, the city leader’s de facto cabinet.