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Aug 28, 2022, 8:21 am

#946

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Originally Posted by percysmith

Ideally mere presentation of a person under yellow code at the border should automatically discharge the quarantine order placed on that person. But HK Govt isn’t that efficient - or common sense - for that to be the case.

Agree with this post. The people responsible for compulsory testing within CHP don’t even seem to cross-check other CHP records.

Situation I know of involved the threatening message Brunos alluded to being sent to someone for “missing” PCR testing while they were in a Community Isolation Facility (positive for COVID) under CHP order.

Based on everything we have seen, the behind-the-scenes situation at CHP seems to be a complete mess.

Aug 28, 2022, 11:44 am

#947

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Hmm, ok, well I'm planning to leave on day 7 so I guess I should expect to get some threatening messages for missing the day 9 test

Aug 28, 2022, 11:55 am

#948

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Originally Posted by :D!

Hmm, ok, well I'm planning to leave on day 7 so I guess I should expect to get some threatening messages for missing the day 9 test

For sure... and those messages might come by snail mail sent to your +4 location.
Make sure to keep all paperwork related to your stay and overall compliance to the rules (outbound boarding pass, etc) !

Aug 31, 2022, 4:20 am

#949

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Originally Posted by brunos

It's more than a courtesy if you are HK resident and plan to ever return in the future.
Apparently, all those missing compulsory PCR are flagged and receive a 10,000 fine plus a nasty letter a few weeks later (usually delivered by the police)..

Even if you do the mandatory PCR tests they may still send you a threatening letter because of a glitch in the system (I know because my wife got one even though she did all the mandatory tests, but she simply had to supply proof to make the case disappear). So just hold onto the proof that you have left HK (which is rather easy to do as you could always obtain a record-of-movement from IMMD) and they don't have a leg to stand on prosecuting you.

Aug 31, 2022, 7:17 am

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Originally Posted by :D!

She was questioned about what, and then what happened?

HK immigration knows when you leave HK. If you were not allowed to leave they should have stopped you.

got grilled why the PCR were not done. But i dont think she got fined nor convicted. Instead they gave her shorter stay than usually allowed.

Sep 1, 2022, 7:09 am

#951

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Bloomberg cites unnamed sources to suggest end of hotel quarantine in Nov 2022 in line with banker's summit and Rugby Sevens, but nothing official:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...ne-in-november

https://www.aastocks.com/share/news/....1210894/?l=en

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Last edited by percysmith; Sep 1, 2022 at 5:47 pm

Sep 1, 2022, 12:38 pm

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Originally Posted by percysmith

If I had a shekel for every time some "unnamed source" quoted in <insert your preferred choice of news media> was predicting the end of quarantine in Hong Kong, I'd be retired.

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Sep 1, 2022, 3:39 pm

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MAY
and
CONSIDERING

Are two words that we have seen and heard too many times during the last two years.

Sep 2, 2022, 1:29 am

#954

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Just received this email from CX:

Quote:

Hong Kong compulsory quarantine reduced to 3 days

31 August 2022

We welcome the announcement from the Hong Kong SAR Government that arrivals only need to stay at a designated hotel for three days before a four-day surveillance period

Wow. Really makes me want to visit Hong Kong.

Last edited by freeflyer; Sep 2, 2022 at 7:01 am

Sep 2, 2022, 2:53 am

#955

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Originally Posted by freeflyer

Just received this email from CX:

Wow. Really wants to make want to visit Hong Kong.

Bit misleading. It's three nights. Also, in the surveillance period, you should be denied entry to restaurants and bars, so you can't eat out.

Sep 2, 2022, 2:56 am

#956

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Quote:

Originally Posted by percysmith

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pickles

If I had a shekel for every time some "unnamed source" quoted in <insert your preferred choice of news media> was predicting the end of quarantine in Hong Kong, I'd be retired.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tentseller

MAY
and
CONSIDERING

Are two words that we have seen and heard too many times during the last two years.

Pikachu says no

Sep 2, 2022, 3:06 am

#957

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Originally Posted by freeflyer

Just received this email from CX:

Wow. Really wants to make want to visit Hong Kong.

It is actually 3 days hotel quarantine + 4 days medical surveillance +3 days of self monitoring with daily RAT and a PCR.
Typically 10 pax test positive in those last 3 days.

Sep 18, 2022, 1:28 pm

#958

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https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/...tel-quarantine (https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%...ype%3Dhomepage)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...ek-report-says

(0 days hotel quarantine + 7 days medical surveillance [this includes ban on going to any restaurant or bar in the period]
Pre-departure and post-arrival testing to stay in place)

I think 0+7 works for visiting family (both ways), rather than enabling outward tourism

It’s a two-edged sword
Govt probably wants to stop outward tourism - no help to local economy and bring back germs
But then again that means no inward tourism either - as if people will come to HK for holiday/mileage run on 0+7

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Last edited by percysmith; Sep 18, 2022 at 1:33 pm

Sep 18, 2022, 2:22 pm

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Originally Posted by percysmith

I don't think that inward tourists are the main target. It would be insane to take the risk of 17 covid tests (plus the pre-departure one) and being sent to an isolation facility.
Not even sure many hotels would accept such guests.

But the HK economy desperately needs HK business people to travel abroad more freely.

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Sep 18, 2022, 7:10 pm

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Originally Posted by percysmith

Let's just wait and see how those ignorant officials panicked when they saw thousands of thousands of HK people travelling to overseas countries and local restaurants and hotels being left behind...Just like what happened during the past two months.