Dear Staff and Students,
We would like to share the following message on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) from Department of Health about Government extends social distancing measures AND Government restricts persons who have stayed in Brazil or Ireland from boarding flights for Hong Kong.
Health, Safety and Environment Office
Updated information on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Government extends social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance AND Government restricts persons who have stayed in Brazil or Ireland from boarding flights for Hong Kong
The COVID-19 epidemic situation in Hong Kong remains volatile. A number of confirmed cases were found in certain districts over a short period of time, which showed that silent transmission in the community is still active. The Government announced on January 19 that it will gazette directions and specifications to maintain the social distancing measures currently in place.
The extended requirements and restrictions will take effect on January 21, 2021 for a period of seven days till January 27, 2021. Details are as follows:
(1) The requirements and restrictions applicable to catering business and scheduled premises (details at Annex 1) will be maintained during the seven-day period from January 21, 2021 to January 27, 2021, including the following requirements: from 6pm to 4.59am of the subsequent day, save for specific premises (details at Annex 2), a person responsible for carrying on a catering business must cease selling or supplying food or drink for consumption on the premises of the business; no more than two persons may be seated together at one table within any catering premises; bars or pubs will continue to be closed; and except club-houses and hotels or guesthouses, all scheduled premises regulated under Cap. 599F must be closed.
(2) Unless exempted, the prohibition on group gatherings of more than two persons in public places will continue. The requirement is also applicable to group gatherings in catering business and scheduled premises regulated under Cap. 599F in which the relevant requirements or restrictions are not complied with.
(3) The mandatory mask-wearing requirement under Cap. 599I will be extended.
Moreover, for better understanding by the public on the boarding and compulsory quarantine requirements for persons arriving at Hong Kong from different places outside China under the above Regulation, the Government has categorised the relevant specified places into three groups according to the relevant risk-based boarding and compulsory quarantine requirements. The brief details are set out at Annex.
Cases caused by the new virus variant with high transmissibility were found in Brazil and Ireland recently. It is necessary for the Government to take stringent measures. From 0.00am on January 23, 2021, all persons who have stayed in Brazil or Ireland for more than two hours on the day of boarding or during the 21 days before that day will not be allowed to board for Hong Kong.
For more details, please refer to the press release and the Annex:
Government extends social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202101/20/P2021012000034.htm
Annex https://gia.info.gov.hk/general/202101/20/P2021012000034_358992_1_1611076589488.pdf
Government restricts persons who have stayed in Brazil or Ireland from boarding flights for Hong Kong
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202101/20/P2021012000024.htm
Annex https://gia.info.gov.hk/general/202101/20/P2021012000024_358991_1_1611074359108.pdf
Please visit our Facebook and Thematic Website (https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/index.html) regularly for further information and updates.
We would like to solicit your support to disseminate the information to your colleagues, work associates and/or business partners so that they could adopt proper preventive measures. Thank you very much for your support.
Department of Health
The extended requirements and restrictions will take effect on January 21, 2021 for a period of seven days till January 27, 2021. Details are as follows:
(1) The requirements and restrictions applicable to catering business and scheduled premises (details at Annex 1) will be maintained during the seven-day period from January 21, 2021 to January 27, 2021, including the following requirements: from 6pm to 4.59am of the subsequent day, save for specific premises (details at Annex 2), a person responsible for carrying on a catering business must cease selling or supplying food or drink for consumption on the premises of the business; no more than two persons may be seated together at one table within any catering premises; bars or pubs will continue to be closed; and except club-houses and hotels or guesthouses, all scheduled premises regulated under Cap. 599F must be closed.
(2) Unless exempted, the prohibition on group gatherings of more than two persons in public places will continue. The requirement is also applicable to group gatherings in catering business and scheduled premises regulated under Cap. 599F in which the relevant requirements or restrictions are not complied with.
(3) The mandatory mask-wearing requirement under Cap. 599I will be extended.
Moreover, for better understanding by the public on the boarding and compulsory quarantine requirements for persons arriving at Hong Kong from different places outside China under the above Regulation, the Government has categorised the relevant specified places into three groups according to the relevant risk-based boarding and compulsory quarantine requirements. The brief details are set out at Annex.
Cases caused by the new virus variant with high transmissibility were found in Brazil and Ireland recently. It is necessary for the Government to take stringent measures. From 0.00am on January 23, 2021, all persons who have stayed in Brazil or Ireland for more than two hours on the day of boarding or during the 21 days before that day will not be allowed to board for Hong Kong.
For more details, please refer to the press release and the Annex:
Government extends social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202101/20/P2021012000034.htm
Annex https://gia.info.gov.hk/general/202101/20/P2021012000034_358992_1_1611076589488.pdf
Government restricts persons who have stayed in Brazil or Ireland from boarding flights for Hong Kong
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202101/20/P2021012000024.htm
Annex https://gia.info.gov.hk/general/202101/20/P2021012000024_358991_1_1611074359108.pdf
Please visit our Facebook and Thematic Website (https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/index.html) regularly for further information and updates.
We would like to solicit your support to disseminate the information to your colleagues, work associates and/or business partners so that they could adopt proper preventive measures. Thank you very much for your support.
Department of Health
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敬啟者：
2019冠狀病毒病的最新資訊
政府延續《預防及控制疾病條例》下的社交距離措施 及 政府限制曾逗留巴西或愛爾蘭人士登機來港
本港2019冠狀病毒病疫情反覆，部分社區於短時間內出現多宗確診個案，顯示社區隱形傳播鏈依然活躍。政府於一月十九日刊憲，維持現行的社交距離措施。
在二○二一年一月二十一日至二○二一年一月二十七日的七日期間延續的規定及限制如下：
（1） 繼續維持就餐飲業務及表列處所的規定及限制（詳見附件一），包括於每天下午六時起至翌日上午四時五十九分，除特定處所（見附件二）外，餐飲業務負責人須停止售賣或供應供在有關業務的處所內進食或飲用的食物或飲品；餐飲處所內不得有多於二人同坐一桌；繼續關閉酒吧或酒館；以及除會址及酒店或賓館外，所有第599F章下的表列處所必須繼續停止營業。
（2） 除獲豁免者外，繼續禁止在公眾地方進行超過二人的羣組聚集。有關規定同樣適用於未有遵從第599F章下相關規定或限制的餐飲業務及表列處所內的羣組聚集。
（3） 延續第599I章下強制佩戴口罩的要求。
另外，為了讓公眾更容易理解規例對曾在中國以外的不同地區逗留人士抵港的登機及強制檢疫要求，政府已把相關指明地區按風險所實施的登機及強制檢疫要求整理為三個組別，簡介載於附件。
近日巴西及愛爾蘭出現傳播力強的新變種病毒個案，政府有需要採取嚴厲措施。由二○二一年一月二十三日凌晨零時起，所有於登機當天或之前21天曾在巴西或愛爾蘭逗留超過兩小時的人士，將不會獲准登機前來香港。
詳情請參閱有關新聞公報及附件：
政府延續《預防及控制疾病條例》下的社交距離措施 https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202101/19/P2021011900700.htm
附件 https://gia.info.gov.hk/general/202101/19/P2021011900700_358983_1_1611060874963.pdf
政府限制曾逗留巴西或愛爾蘭人士登機來港 https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202101/19/P2021011900665.htm
附件 https://gia.info.gov.hk/general/202101/19/P2021011900665_358982_1_1611074437822.pdf
請定期留意我們的Facebook及專題網站（https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/chi/index.html），以獲取更多及更新的資訊。
希望你可以將有關資訊與你的同事、合作者及／或業務伙伴分享，讓他們都能採取合適的預防措施。非常感謝你的支持。
衞生署
在二○二一年一月二十一日至二○二一年一月二十七日的七日期間延續的規定及限制如下：
（1） 繼續維持就餐飲業務及表列處所的規定及限制（詳見附件一），包括於每天下午六時起至翌日上午四時五十九分，除特定處所（見附件二）外，餐飲業務負責人須停止售賣或供應供在有關業務的處所內進食或飲用的食物或飲品；餐飲處所內不得有多於二人同坐一桌；繼續關閉酒吧或酒館；以及除會址及酒店或賓館外，所有第599F章下的表列處所必須繼續停止營業。
（2） 除獲豁免者外，繼續禁止在公眾地方進行超過二人的羣組聚集。有關規定同樣適用於未有遵從第599F章下相關規定或限制的餐飲業務及表列處所內的羣組聚集。
（3） 延續第599I章下強制佩戴口罩的要求。
另外，為了讓公眾更容易理解規例對曾在中國以外的不同地區逗留人士抵港的登機及強制檢疫要求，政府已把相關指明地區按風險所實施的登機及強制檢疫要求整理為三個組別，簡介載於附件。
近日巴西及愛爾蘭出現傳播力強的新變種病毒個案，政府有需要採取嚴厲措施。由二○二一年一月二十三日凌晨零時起，所有於登機當天或之前21天曾在巴西或愛爾蘭逗留超過兩小時的人士，將不會獲准登機前來香港。
詳情請參閱有關新聞公報及附件：
政府延續《預防及控制疾病條例》下的社交距離措施 https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202101/19/P2021011900700.htm
附件 https://gia.info.gov.hk/general/202101/19/P2021011900700_358983_1_1611060874963.pdf
政府限制曾逗留巴西或愛爾蘭人士登機來港 https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202101/19/P2021011900665.htm
附件 https://gia.info.gov.hk/general/202101/19/P2021011900665_358982_1_1611074437822.pdf
請定期留意我們的Facebook及專題網站（https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/chi/index.html），以獲取更多及更新的資訊。
希望你可以將有關資訊與你的同事、合作者及／或業務伙伴分享，讓他們都能採取合適的預防措施。非常感謝你的支持。
衞生署
