Originally Posted by
brunos
The logic is that Taiwan now treats HK as it does mainland China. Other countries have adopted the same approach.
The open border policy followed by the HK Government is part of the equation. Remember that several tens of thousands cross the land borders daily. Shenzhen alone has more than 300 reported cases and thousands commute for work between Shenzhen and HK. Stricter measure will be in place on Saturday, but that's very late. Community infection has started and seems uncontrolled.
Originally Posted by
percysmith
I know someone en route now. So not true.
The rule that is supposed to take effect tomorrow (07FEB) states that foreigners (not including Hongkongers and Macanese) who only transited in HKG and MFM are not subject to entry restriction. Only those who entered Mainland China, Hong Kong, or Macao in the past 14 days are barred from entry. However, there were just 2 confirmed cases confirmed in the past couple of hours where the patients only transited through HKG from Italy, so it is expected that a newer measure will be put in place soon to address that.